Recognised as Colour
#AFA551
- #AFA551
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AFA551 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 165, 81 and HSL 54°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AFA551#AFA551
HEX#AFA551
RGBrgb(175, 165, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6471, 0.3176
RGB percentages68.6%, 64.7%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(53.6, 37%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 53.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.7%, 53.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,511,121
CSS custom property--colour: #AFA551;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#505AAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#515BAF
Analogous#AF7651, #8AAF51
Triadic#51AFA5, #A551AF
Split complementary#518AAF, #7651AF
Tetradic#51AF76, #515BAF, #AF518A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G165
B81
Red175 (68.6%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue53.62°
Saturation (HSL)37.01%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G A5 · B 51
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