Recognised as Colour
#9CA800
- #9CA800
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9CA800 is a yellow with RGB values 156, 168, 0 and HSL 64°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9CA800#9CA800
HEX#9CA800
RGBrgb(156, 168, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6588, 0
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(64.3, 100%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.3, 100%, 65.9%)
CMYK7.1%, 0%, 100%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,624
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA800;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#6357FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0C00A8
Analogous#A86000, #48A800
Triadic#009CA8, #A8009C
Split complementary#0048A8, #6000A8
Tetradic#00A860, #0C00A8, #A80048
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G168
B0
Red156 (61.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue64.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G A8 · B 00
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