What color is #909052?

#909052 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909052?

The RGB value is 144, 144, 82: 144 red, 144 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909052?

The complementary color is #525290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909052?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909052 color

#909052 rgb(144, 144, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #909052 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.5% green and 32.2% blue (144, 144, 82).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#909052 color codes

HEX	`#909052`
RGB	`rgb(144, 144, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 43%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.5, -9.53, 32.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.5, 34.22, 106.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.998, 26.485, 11.882)`
Decimal	`9474130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909052, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #909052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #909052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909052; }
.text { color: #909052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 144 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909052, #719052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #909052?: #909052 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909052?: The RGB value is 144, 144, 82: 144 red, 144 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909052?: The complementary color is #525290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909052?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.