Recognised as Colour
#9D9781
- #9D9781
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9D9781 is a yellow with RGB values 157, 151, 129 and HSL 47°, 13%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9D9781#9D9781
HEX#9D9781
RGBrgb(157, 151, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5922, 0.5059
RGB percentages61.6%, 59.2%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(47.1, 12.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 17.8%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 17.8%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,327,937
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9781;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#62687E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#81879D
Analogous#9D8981, #959D81
Triadic#819D97, #97819D
Split complementary#81959D, #89819D
Tetradic#819D89, #81879D, #9D8195
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G151
B129
Red157 (61.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue47.14°
Saturation (HSL)12.5%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 97 · B 81
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