Recognised as Colour
#9E9983
- #9E9983
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9E9983 is a yellow with RGB values 158, 153, 131 and HSL 49°, 12%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9E9983#9E9983
HEX#9E9983
RGBrgb(158, 153, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6, 0.5137
RGB percentages62%, 60%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(48.9, 12.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 17.1%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 17.1%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,393,987
CSS custom property--colour: #9E9983;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#61667C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#83889E
Analogous#9E8B83, #969E83
Triadic#839E99, #99839E
Split complementary#83959E, #8B839E
Tetradic#839E8B, #83889E, #9E8396
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G153
B131
Red158 (62%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue48.89°
Saturation (HSL)12.22%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 99 · B 83
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