Colour
#9F9F48
- #9F9F48
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#9F9F48 is a yellow with RGB values 159, 159, 72 and HSL 60°, 38%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#9F9F48#9F9F48
HEX#9F9F48
RGBrgb(159, 159, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6235, 0.2824
RGB percentages62.4%, 62.4%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(60, 37.7%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 54.7%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 54.7%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,461,000
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9F48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#6060B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48489F
Analogous#9F7448, #749F48
Triadic#489F9F, #9F489F
Split complementary#48749F, #74489F
Tetradic#489F74, #48489F, #9F4874
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G159
B72
Red159 (62.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)37.66%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 9F · G 9F · B 48
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