What color is #909572?

#909572 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909572?

The RGB value is 144, 149, 114: 144 red, 149 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909572?

The complementary color is #777295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909572 color

#909572 rgb(144, 149, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #909572 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.4% green and 44.7% blue (144, 149, 114).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#909572 color codes

HEX	`#909572`
RGB	`rgb(144, 149, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.46, -8, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.46, 19.63, 114.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.286, 28.639, 20.112)`
Decimal	`9475442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909572, 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 #909572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #909572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909572; }
.text { color: #909572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 149 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909572, #7f9572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #909572?: #909572 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909572?: The RGB value is 144, 149, 114: 144 red, 149 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909572?: The complementary color is #777295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.