Recognised as Colour
#8F8970
- #8F8970
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8F8970 is a yellow with RGB values 143, 137, 112 and HSL 48°, 12%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8F8970#8F8970
HEX#8F8970
RGBrgb(143, 137, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5373, 0.4392
RGB percentages56.1%, 53.7%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(48.4, 12.2%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 21.7%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 21.7%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,406,832
CSS custom property--colour: #8F8970;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#70768F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70768F
Analogous#8F7A70, #868F70
Triadic#708F89, #89708F
Split complementary#70868F, #7A708F
Tetradic#708F7A, #70768F, #8F7086
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G137
B112
Red143 (56.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue48.39°
Saturation (HSL)12.16%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 89 · B 70
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