What color is #909979?

#909979 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909979?

The RGB value is 144, 153, 121: 144 red, 153 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909979?

The complementary color is #827999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909979 color

#909979 rgb(144, 153, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #909979 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60% green and 47.5% blue (144, 153, 121).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#909979 color codes

HEX	`#909979`
RGB	`rgb(144, 153, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, -9.06, 15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 18.19, 119.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.344, 30.092, 22.506)`
Decimal	`9476473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909979, 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 #909979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #909979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909979; }
.text { color: #909979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 153 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909979, #809979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #909979?: #909979 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909979?: The RGB value is 144, 153, 121: 144 red, 153 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909979?: The complementary color is #827999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.