Recognised as Colour
#9E940A
- #9E940A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9E940A is a yellow with RGB values 158, 148, 10 and HSL 56°, 88%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9E940A#9E940A
HEX#9E940A
RGBrgb(158, 148, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5804, 0.0392
RGB percentages62%, 58%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(55.9, 88.1%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 93.7%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 93.7%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,392,586
CSS custom property--colour: #9E940A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#616BF5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A149E
Analogous#9E4A0A, #5E9E0A
Triadic#0A9E94, #940A9E
Split complementary#0A5E9E, #4A0A9E
Tetradic#0A9E4A, #0A149E, #9E0A5E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G148
B10
Red158 (62%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue55.95°
Saturation (HSL)88.1%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 94 · B 0A
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