Recognised as Colour
#9FA401
- #9FA401
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9FA401 is a yellow with RGB values 159, 164, 1 and HSL 62°, 99%, 32%. 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
#9FA401#9FA401
HEX#9FA401
RGBrgb(159, 164, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6431, 0.0039
RGB percentages62.4%, 64.3%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(61.8, 98.8%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.8, 99.4%, 64.3%)
CMYK3%, 0%, 99.4%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,462,209
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA401;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#605BFE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0601A4
Analogous#A45701, #4DA401
Triadic#019FA4, #A4019F
Split complementary#014EA4, #5701A4
Tetradic#01A457, #0601A4, #A4014E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G164
B1
Red159 (62.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue61.84°
Saturation (HSL)98.79%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G A4 · B 01
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page