What color is #91864D?

#91864D 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 #91864D?

The RGB value is 145, 134, 77: 145 red, 134 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91864D?

The complementary color is #4D5891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91864D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91864D color

#91864D rgb(145, 134, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #91864D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.5% green and 30.2% blue (145, 134, 77).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 31% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#91864D color codes

HEX	`#91864D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 134, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 31%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 47%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, -4.16, 32.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 32.33, 97.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.542, 23.606, 10.441)`
Decimal	`9537101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91864D, 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 #91864D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91864D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #91864D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91864d; }
.text { color: #91864d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91864d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 134 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91864d, #7a914d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #91864D?: #91864D 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 #91864D?: The RGB value is 145, 134, 77: 145 red, 134 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91864D?: The complementary color is #4D5891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91864D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.