Recognised as Colour
#9E9779
- #9E9779
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#9E9779 is a yellow with RGB values 158, 151, 121 and HSL 49°, 16%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#9E9779#9E9779
HEX#9E9779
RGBrgb(158, 151, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5922, 0.4745
RGB percentages62%, 59.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(48.6, 16%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 23.4%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 23.4%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,393,465
CSS custom property--colour: #9E9779;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#616886
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 text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79809E
Analogous#9E8579, #939E79
Triadic#799E97, #97799E
Split complementary#79939E, #85799E
Tetradic#799E85, #79809E, #9E7993
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G151
B121
Red158 (62%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue48.65°
Saturation (HSL)16.02%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 97 · B 79
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