Recognised as Colour
#917F09
- #917F09
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#917F09 is a yellow with RGB values 145, 127, 9 and HSL 52°, 88%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#917F09#917F09
HEX#917F09
RGBrgb(145, 127, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.498, 0.0353
RGB percentages56.9%, 49.8%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(52.1, 88.3%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 93.8%, 56.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 93.8%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,535,241
CSS custom property--colour: #917F09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#6E80F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#091B91
Analogous#913B09, #5F9109
Triadic#09917F, #7F0991
Split complementary#095F91, #3B0991
Tetradic#09913B, #091B91, #91095F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R145
G127
B9
Red145 (56.9%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue52.06°
Saturation (HSL)88.31%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 91 · G 7F · B 09
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