What color is #909374?

#909374 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909374?

The RGB value is 144, 147, 116: 144 red, 147 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909374?

The complementary color is #777493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909374 color

#909374 rgb(144, 147, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #909374 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 57.6% green and 45.5% blue (144, 147, 116).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#909374 color codes

HEX	`#909374`
RGB	`rgb(144, 147, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 57.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, -6.6, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 17.39, 112.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.087, 28.058, 20.614)`
Decimal	`9474932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909374, 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 #909374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #909374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909374; }
.text { color: #909374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 147 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909374, #819374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #909374?: #909374 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909374?: The RGB value is 144, 147, 116: 144 red, 147 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909374?: The complementary color is #777493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.