Recognised as Colour
#949F38
- #949F38
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olivedrab
#949F38 is a yellow with RGB values 148, 159, 56 and HSL 66°, 48%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.
Colour values
#949F38#949F38
HEX#949F38
RGBrgb(148, 159, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6235, 0.2196
RGB percentages58%, 62.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(66.4, 47.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.4, 64.8%, 62.4%)
CMYK6.9%, 0%, 64.8%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,740,088
CSS custom property--colour: #949F38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#6B60C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#43389F
Analogous#9F7738, #609F38
Triadic#38949F, #9F3894
Split complementary#38609F, #77389F
Tetradic#389F77, #43389F, #9F3860
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R148
G159
B56
Red148 (58%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue66.41°
Saturation (HSL)47.91%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9F · B 38
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