Colour
#9EA289
- #9EA289
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9EA289 is a yellow with RGB values 158, 162, 137 and HSL 70°, 12%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9EA289#9EA289
HEX#9EA289
RGBrgb(158, 162, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6353, 0.5373
RGB percentages62%, 63.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(69.6, 11.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.6, 15.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK2.5%, 0%, 15.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,396,297
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA289;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#615D76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D89A2
Analogous#A29989, #92A289
Triadic#899EA2, #A2899E
Split complementary#8992A2, #9989A2
Tetradic#89A299, #8D89A2, #A28992
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G162
B137
Red158 (62%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue69.6°
Saturation (HSL)11.85%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G A2 · B 89
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