Recognised as Colour
#9EA438
- #9EA438
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9EA438 is a yellow with RGB values 158, 164, 56 and HSL 63°, 49%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9EA438#9EA438
HEX#9EA438
RGBrgb(158, 164, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6431, 0.2196
RGB percentages62%, 64.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(63.3, 49.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.3, 65.9%, 64.3%)
CMYK3.7%, 0%, 65.9%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,396,728
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA438;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#615BC7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E38A4
Analogous#A47438, #68A438
Triadic#389EA4, #A4389E
Split complementary#3868A4, #7438A4
Tetradic#38A474, #3E38A4, #A43868
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G164
B56
Red158 (62%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue63.33°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G A4 · B 38
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