What color is #909D71?

#909D71 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909D71?

The RGB value is 144, 157, 113: 144 red, 157 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909D71?

The complementary color is #7E719D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909D71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909D71 color

#909D71 rgb(144, 157, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #909D71 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 61.6% green and 44.3% blue (144, 157, 113).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#909D71 color codes

HEX	`#909D71`
RGB	`rgb(144, 157, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 61.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.71, -12.45, 21.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.71, 24.88, 120.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.539, 31.235, 20.251)`
Decimal	`9477489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909D71, 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 #909D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #909D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909d71; }
.text { color: #909d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 157 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909d71, #7a9d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #909D71?: #909D71 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909D71?: The RGB value is 144, 157, 113: 144 red, 157 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909D71?: The complementary color is #7E719D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909D71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.