Recognised as Colour
#9B8D01
- #9B8D01
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9B8D01 is a yellow with RGB values 155, 141, 1 and HSL 55°, 99%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9B8D01#9B8D01
HEX#9B8D01
RGBrgb(155, 141, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5529, 0.0039
RGB percentages60.8%, 55.3%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(54.5, 98.7%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 99.4%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 99.4%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,194,177
CSS custom property--colour: #9B8D01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#6472FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#010F9B
Analogous#9B4001, #5C9B01
Triadic#019B8D, #8D019B
Split complementary#015C9B, #40019B
Tetradic#019B40, #010F9B, #9B015C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G141
B1
Red155 (60.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue54.55°
Saturation (HSL)98.72%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 8D · B 01
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