Recognised as Colour
#AFBC0A
- #AFBC0A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#AFBC0A is a yellow with RGB values 175, 188, 10 and HSL 64°, 90%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#AFBC0A#AFBC0A
HEX#AFBC0A
RGBrgb(175, 188, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7373, 0.0392
RGB percentages68.6%, 73.7%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(64.4, 89.9%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.4, 94.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK6.9%, 0%, 94.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,516,938
CSS custom property--colour: #AFBC0A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5043F5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#170ABC
Analogous#BC700A, #56BC0A
Triadic#0AAFBC, #BC0AAF
Split complementary#0A56BC, #700ABC
Tetradic#0ABC70, #170ABC, #BC0A56
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G188
B10
Red175 (68.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue64.38°
Saturation (HSL)89.9%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G BC · B 0A
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