Recognised as Colour
#9C9680
- #9C9680
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9C9680 is a yellow with RGB values 156, 150, 128 and HSL 47°, 12%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9C9680#9C9680
HEX#9C9680
RGBrgb(156, 150, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5882, 0.502
RGB percentages61.2%, 58.8%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(47.1, 12.4%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 17.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 17.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,262,144
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9680;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#63697F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80869C
Analogous#9C8880, #949C80
Triadic#809C96, #96809C
Split complementary#80949C, #88809C
Tetradic#809C88, #80869C, #9C8094
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G150
B128
Red156 (61.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue47.14°
Saturation (HSL)12.39%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 96 · B 80
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