Recognised as Colour
#9EA516
- #9EA516
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9EA516 is a yellow with RGB values 158, 165, 22 and HSL 63°, 76%, 37%. 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
#9EA516#9EA516
HEX#9EA516
RGBrgb(158, 165, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6471, 0.0863
RGB percentages62%, 64.7%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(62.9, 76.5%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.9, 86.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK4.2%, 0%, 86.7%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,396,950
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA516;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#615AE9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D16A5
Analogous#A56516, #57A516
Triadic#169EA5, #A5169E
Split complementary#1657A5, #6516A5
Tetradic#16A564, #1D16A5, #A51656
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G165
B22
Red158 (62%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue62.94°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G A5 · B 16
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