Recognised as Colour
#9C8F4B
- #9C8F4B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#9C8F4B is a yellow with RGB values 156, 143, 75 and HSL 50°, 35%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#9C8F4B#9C8F4B
HEX#9C8F4B
RGBrgb(156, 143, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5608, 0.2941
RGB percentages61.2%, 56.1%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(50.4, 35.1%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 51.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 51.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,260,299
CSS custom property--colour: #9C8F4B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#6370B4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4B589C
Analogous#9C674B, #819C4B
Triadic#4B9C8F, #8F4B9C
Split complementary#4B819C, #674B9C
Tetradic#4B9C66, #4B589C, #9C4B80
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G143
B75
Red156 (61.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue50.37°
Saturation (HSL)35.06%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 8F · B 4B
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