Recognised as Colour
#998F06
- #998F06
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#998F06 is a yellow with RGB values 153, 143, 6 and HSL 56°, 92%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#998F06#998F06
HEX#998F06
RGBrgb(153, 143, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5608, 0.0235
RGB percentages60%, 56.1%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(55.9, 92.5%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 96.1%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 96.1%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,063,622
CSS custom property--colour: #998F06;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#6670F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#061099
Analogous#994606, #599906
Triadic#06998F, #8F0699
Split complementary#065999, #460699
Tetradic#069946, #061099, #990659
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G143
B6
Red153 (60%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue55.92°
Saturation (HSL)92.45%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8F · B 06
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