Recognised as Colour
#9C8F02
- #9C8F02
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9C8F02 is a yellow with RGB values 156, 143, 2 and HSL 55°, 97%, 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
#9C8F02#9C8F02
HEX#9C8F02
RGBrgb(156, 143, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5608, 0.0078
RGB percentages61.2%, 56.1%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(54.9, 97.5%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.9, 98.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 98.7%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,260,226
CSS custom property--colour: #9C8F02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#6370FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#020F9C
Analogous#9C4202, #5C9C02
Triadic#029C8F, #8F029C
Split complementary#025C9C, #42029C
Tetradic#029C42, #020F9C, #9C025C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G143
B2
Red156 (61.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue54.94°
Saturation (HSL)97.47%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 8F · B 02
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