Recognised as Colour
#AFAB4E
- #AFAB4E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AFAB4E is a yellow with RGB values 175, 171, 78 and HSL 58°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AFAB4E#AFAB4E
HEX#AFAB4E
RGBrgb(175, 171, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6706, 0.3059
RGB percentages68.6%, 67.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(57.5, 38.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 55.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 55.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,512,654
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAB4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5054B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E52AF
Analogous#AF7B4E, #83AF4E
Triadic#4EAFAB, #AB4EAF
Split complementary#4E83AF, #7B4EAF
Tetradic#4EAF7A, #4E52AF, #AF4E82
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G171
B78
Red175 (68.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue57.53°
Saturation (HSL)38.34%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G AB · B 4E
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