Recognised as Colour
#A9B113
- #A9B113
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#A9B113 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 177, 19 and HSL 63°, 81%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#A9B113#A9B113
HEX#A9B113
RGBrgb(169, 177, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6941, 0.0745
RGB percentages66.3%, 69.4%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(63, 80.6%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63, 89.3%, 69.4%)
CMYK4.5%, 0%, 89.3%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,915
CSS custom property--colour: #A9B113;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#564EEC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B13B1
Analogous#B16A13, #5AB113
Triadic#13A9B1, #B113A9
Split complementary#135AB1, #6A13B1
Tetradic#13B16A, #1B13B1, #B1135A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G177
B19
Red169 (66.3%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue63.04°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G B1 · B 13
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