Recognised as Colour
#9E920E
- #9E920E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9E920E is a yellow with RGB values 158, 146, 14 and HSL 55°, 84%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9E920E#9E920E
HEX#9E920E
RGBrgb(158, 146, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5725, 0.0549
RGB percentages62%, 57.3%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(55, 83.7%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55, 91.1%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 91.1%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,392,078
CSS custom property--colour: #9E920E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#616DF1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E1A9E
Analogous#9E4A0E, #629E0E
Triadic#0E9E92, #920E9E
Split complementary#0E629E, #4A0E9E
Tetradic#0E9E4A, #0E1A9E, #9E0E62
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G146
B14
Red158 (62%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue55°
Saturation (HSL)83.72%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 92 · B 0E
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