Recognised as Colour
#9F9B8E
- #9F9B8E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9F9B8E is a yellow with RGB values 159, 155, 142 and HSL 46°, 8%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9F9B8E#9F9B8E
HEX#9F9B8E
RGBrgb(159, 155, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6078, 0.5569
RGB percentages62.4%, 60.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(45.9, 8.1%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 10.7%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 10.7%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,460,046
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9B8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#606471
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E929F
Analogous#9F938E, #9B9F8E
Triadic#8E9F9B, #9B8E9F
Split complementary#8E9B9F, #928E9F
Tetradic#8E9F93, #8E929F, #9F8E9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G155
B142
Red159 (62.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue45.88°
Saturation (HSL)8.13%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 9B · B 8E
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