Recognised as Colour
#978C01
- #978C01
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#978C01 is a yellow with RGB values 151, 140, 1 and HSL 56°, 99%, 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
#978C01#978C01
HEX#978C01
RGBrgb(151, 140, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.549, 0.0039
RGB percentages59.2%, 54.9%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(55.6, 98.7%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.6, 99.3%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.3%, 99.3%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,931,777
CSS custom property--colour: #978C01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#6873FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#010C97
Analogous#974101, #579701
Triadic#01978C, #8C0197
Split complementary#015797, #410197
Tetradic#019741, #010C97, #970157
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G140
B1
Red151 (59.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue55.6°
Saturation (HSL)98.68%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8C · B 01
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