Colour

#9FA17A

#9FA17A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#9FA17A is a yellow with RGB values 159, 161, 122 and HSL 63°, 17%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#9FA17A#9FA17A

HEX#9FA17A

RGBrgb(159, 161, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6314, 0.4784

RGB percentages62.4%, 63.1%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(63.1, 17.2%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.1, 24.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK1.2%, 0%, 24.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,461,562

CSS custom property--colour: #9FA17A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#605E85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A79D78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89F7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A49C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 16.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.9 Burlywood · ΔE 21.1 Dark grey · ΔE 21.8 Gray · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7C7AA1

Analogous#A1907A, #8CA17A

Triadic#7A9FA1, #A17A9F

Split complementary#7A8CA1, #907AA1

Tetradic#7AA190, #7C7AA1, #A17A8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5F5F2

Lighter +30%#E0E0D4

Lighter +20%#CACBB6

Lighter +10%#B5B698

Darker −10%#868860

Darker −20%#686A4B

Darker −30%#4B4C36

Darker −40%#2E2E21

More saturated +25%#B8BD5E

Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R159

G161

B122

Red159 (62.4%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue63.08°

Saturation (HSL)17.18%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9F · G A1 · B 7A

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