Recognised as Colour
#9D904A
- #9D904A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#9D904A is a yellow with RGB values 157, 144, 74 and HSL 51°, 36%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#9D904A#9D904A
HEX#9D904A
RGBrgb(157, 144, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5647, 0.2902
RGB percentages61.6%, 56.5%, 29%
HSLhsl(50.6, 35.9%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 52.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 52.9%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,326,090
CSS custom property--colour: #9D904A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#626FB5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A579D
Analogous#9D664A, #819D4A
Triadic#4A9D90, #904A9D
Split complementary#4A809D, #674A9D
Tetradic#4A9D66, #4A579D, #9D4A80
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G144
B74
Red157 (61.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue50.6°
Saturation (HSL)35.93%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 90 · B 4A
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