What color is #909470?

#909470 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909470?

The RGB value is 144, 148, 112: 144 red, 148 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909470?

The complementary color is #747094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909470 color

#909470 rgb(144, 148, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #909470 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58% green and 43.9% blue (144, 148, 112).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% 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 6.66:1).

#909470 color codes

HEX	`#909470`
RGB	`rgb(144, 148, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, -7.76, 18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 20.16, 112.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.016, 28.279, 19.467)`
Decimal	`9475184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909470, 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 #909470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #909470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909470; }
.text { color: #909470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 148 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909470, #7e9470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #909470?: #909470 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909470?: The RGB value is 144, 148, 112: 144 red, 148 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909470?: The complementary color is #747094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.