Recognised as Colour
#AF9E53
- #AF9E53
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AF9E53 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 158, 83 and HSL 49°, 37%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AF9E53#AF9E53
HEX#AF9E53
RGBrgb(175, 158, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6196, 0.3255
RGB percentages68.6%, 62%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(48.9, 36.5%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 52.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 52.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,331
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9E53;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5061AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5364AF
Analogous#AF7053, #92AF53
Triadic#53AF9E, #9E53AF
Split complementary#5392AF, #7053AF
Tetradic#53AF70, #5364AF, #AF5392
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G158
B83
Red175 (68.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue48.91°
Saturation (HSL)36.51%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 9E · B 53
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