Recognised as Colour
#987A19
- #987A19
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#987A19 is a yellow with RGB values 152, 122, 25 and HSL 46°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#987A19#987A19
HEX#987A19
RGBrgb(152, 122, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4784, 0.098
RGB percentages59.6%, 47.8%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(45.8, 71.8%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 83.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 83.6%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,992,729
CSS custom property--colour: #987A19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#6785E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#193798
Analogous#983A19, #769819
Triadic#19987A, #7A1998
Split complementary#197698, #3B1998
Tetradic#19983B, #193798, #981976
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G122
B25
Red152 (59.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue45.83°
Saturation (HSL)71.75%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 98 · G 7A · B 19
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