What color is #918649?

#918649 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918649?

The RGB value is 145, 134, 73: 145 red, 134 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918649?

The complementary color is #495491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918649?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918649 color

#918649 rgb(145, 134, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #918649 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.5% green and 28.6% blue (145, 134, 73).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 33% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 50% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#918649 color codes

HEX	`#918649`
RGB	`rgb(145, 134, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 33%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 50%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.64, -4.57, 34.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.64, 34.43, 97.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.405, 23.552, 9.72)`
Decimal	`9537097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918649, 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 #918649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #918649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918649; }
.text { color: #918649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 134 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918649, #789149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #918649?: #918649 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918649?: The RGB value is 145, 134, 73: 145 red, 134 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918649?: The complementary color is #495491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918649?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.