Recognised as Colour
#968C05
- #968C05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#968C05 is a yellow with RGB values 150, 140, 5 and HSL 56°, 94%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#968C05#968C05
HEX#968C05
RGBrgb(150, 140, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.549, 0.0196
RGB percentages58.8%, 54.9%, 2%
HSLhsl(55.9, 93.5%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 96.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 96.7%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,866,245
CSS custom property--colour: #968C05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#6973FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#050F96
Analogous#964405, #589605
Triadic#05968C, #8C0596
Split complementary#055896, #430596
Tetradic#059643, #050F96, #960558
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G140
B5
Red150 (58.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue55.86°
Saturation (HSL)93.55%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8C · B 05
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