What color is #909371?

#909371 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909371?

The RGB value is 144, 147, 113: 144 red, 147 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909371?

The complementary color is #747193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909371?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909371 color

#909371 rgb(144, 147, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #909371 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 57.6% green and 44.3% blue (144, 147, 113).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#909371 color codes

HEX	`#909371`
RGB	`rgb(144, 147, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 57.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, -7.07, 17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 19.05, 111.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.916, 27.989, 19.709)`
Decimal	`9474929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909371, 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 #909371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #909371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909371; }
.text { color: #909371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 147 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909371, #7f9371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #909371?: #909371 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909371?: The RGB value is 144, 147, 113: 144 red, 147 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909371?: The complementary color is #747193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909371?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.