Recognised as Colour
#9B9472
- #9B9472
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#9B9472 is a yellow with RGB values 155, 148, 114 and HSL 50°, 17%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#9B9472#9B9472
HEX#9B9472
RGBrgb(155, 148, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5804, 0.4471
RGB percentages60.8%, 58%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(49.8, 17%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 26.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 26.5%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,196,082
CSS custom property--colour: #9B9472;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#646B8D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72799B
Analogous#9B8072, #8E9B72
Triadic#729B94, #94729B
Split complementary#728E9B, #80729B
Tetradic#729B80, #72799B, #9B728E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G148
B114
Red155 (60.8%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue49.76°
Saturation (HSL)17.01%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 94 · B 72
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