What color is #909A4F?

#909A4F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909A4F?

The RGB value is 144, 154, 79: 144 red, 154 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909A4F?

The complementary color is #594F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909A4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909A4F color

#909A4F rgb(144, 154, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #909A4F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60.4% green and 31% blue (144, 154, 79).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#909A4F color codes

HEX	`#909A4F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 154, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 49%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.31, -15.17, 37.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.31, 40.81, 111.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.469, 29.605, 11.821)`
Decimal	`9476687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909A4F, 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 #909A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #909A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909a4f; }
.text { color: #909a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 154 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909a4f, #6b9a4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #909A4F?: #909A4F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909A4F?: The RGB value is 144, 154, 79: 144 red, 154 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909A4F?: The complementary color is #594F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909A4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.