Colour
#B3B344
- #B3B344
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B3B344 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 179, 68 and HSL 60°, 45%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B3B344#B3B344
HEX#B3B344
RGBrgb(179, 179, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.702, 0.2667
RGB percentages70.2%, 70.2%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(60, 44.9%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 62%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 62%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,776,836
CSS custom property--colour: #B3B344;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4C4CBB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4444B3
Analogous#B37B44, #7BB344
Triadic#44B3B3, #B344B3
Split complementary#447BB3, #7B44B3
Tetradic#44B37B, #4444B3, #B3447B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G179
B68
Red179 (70.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)44.94%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B3 · G B3 · B 44
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