Recognised as Colour

#9CB303

#9CB303
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#9CB303 is a yellow with RGB values 156, 179, 3 and HSL 68°, 97%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9CB303#9CB303

HEX#9CB303

RGBrgb(156, 179, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.702, 0.0118

RGB percentages61.2%, 70.2%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(67.8, 96.7%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.8, 98.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK12.8%, 0%, 98.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,269,443

CSS custom property--colour: #9CB303;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#634CFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0A800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDA922no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A6A898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.9 Olive · ΔE 25.5 Gold · ΔE 34.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 35 Dark khaki · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A03B3

Analogous#B37203, #44B303

Triadic#039CB3, #B3039C

Split complementary#0344B3, #7203B3

Tetradic#03B372, #1A03B3, #B30344

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDFD85

Lighter +30%#E6FC53

Lighter +20%#DFFB21

Lighter +10%#C8E504

Darker −10%#708102

Darker −20%#454F01

Darker −30%#191D00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9EB600

Less saturated −25%#8B9C1A

Channel breakdown

R156

G179

Red156 (61.2%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue67.84°

Saturation (HSL)96.7%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9C · G B3 · B 03

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Colour values

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