Colour
#918C79
- #918C79
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#918C79 is a yellow with RGB values 145, 140, 121 and HSL 48°, 10%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#918C79#918C79
HEX#918C79
RGBrgb(145, 140, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.549, 0.4745
RGB percentages56.9%, 54.9%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(47.5, 9.8%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 16.6%, 56.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 16.6%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,538,681
CSS custom property--colour: #918C79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#6E7386
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#797E91
Analogous#918079, #8A9179
Triadic#79918C, #8C7991
Split complementary#798A91, #807991
Tetradic#799180, #797E91, #91798A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R145
G140
B121
Red145 (56.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)9.84%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 91 · G 8C · B 79
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