Recognised as Colour

#9BAA3C

#9BAA3C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#9BAA3C is a yellow with RGB values 155, 170, 60 and HSL 68°, 48%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#9BAA3C#9BAA3C

HEX#9BAA3C

RGBrgb(155, 170, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6667, 0.2353

RGB percentages60.8%, 66.7%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(68.2, 47.8%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.2, 64.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK8.8%, 0%, 64.7%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,201,660

CSS custom property--colour: #9BAA3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#6455C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A12Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A344no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A4A193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14.6 Olive · ΔE 16.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.2 Yellow green · ΔE 24.4 Khaki · ΔE 27.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4B3CAA

Analogous#AA823C, #64AA3C

Triadic#3C9BAA, #AA3C9B

Split complementary#3C64AA, #823CAA

Tetradic#3CAA82, #4B3CAA, #AA3C64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6EBC7

Lighter +30%#D6DEA1

Lighter +20%#C5D17B

Lighter +10%#B4C356

Darker −10%#79842F

Darker −20%#565F21

Darker −30%#343914

Darker −40%#121307

More saturated +25%#B0C71F

Less saturated −25%#868D59

Channel breakdown

R155

G170

B60

Red155 (60.8%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue68.18°

Saturation (HSL)47.83%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9B · G AA · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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