What color is #918445?

#918445 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918445?

The RGB value is 145, 132, 69: 145 red, 132 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918445?

The complementary color is #455291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918445?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918445 color

#918445 rgb(145, 132, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #918445 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 51.8% green and 27.1% blue (145, 132, 69).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 36% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#918445 color codes

HEX	`#918445`
RGB	`rgb(145, 132, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 51.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 36%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.02, -3.85, 35.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.02, 35.69, 96.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.003, 22.953, 8.953)`
Decimal	`9536581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918445, 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 #918445	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918445 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #918445 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918445; }
.text { color: #918445; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918445; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 132 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918445, #789145); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #918445?: #918445 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918445?: The RGB value is 145, 132, 69: 145 red, 132 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918445?: The complementary color is #455291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918445?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.