What color is #909866?

#909866 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909866?

The RGB value is 144, 152, 102: 144 red, 152 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909866?

The complementary color is #6E6698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909866 color

#909866 rgb(144, 152, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #909866 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 59.6% green and 40% blue (144, 152, 102).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#909866 color codes

HEX	`#909866`
RGB	`rgb(144, 152, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 59.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, -11.36, 25.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 27.83, 114.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.128, 29.345, 16.908)`
Decimal	`9476198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909866, 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 #909866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #909866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909866; }
.text { color: #909866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 152 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909866, #779866); }

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Questions

What color is #909866?: #909866 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909866?: The RGB value is 144, 152, 102: 144 red, 152 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909866?: The complementary color is #6E6698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.