What color is #918965?

#918965 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918965?

The RGB value is 145, 137, 101: 145 red, 137 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918965?

The complementary color is #656D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918965?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918965 color

#918965 rgb(145, 137, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #918965 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.7% green and 39.6% blue (145, 137, 101).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#918965 color codes

HEX	`#918965`
RGB	`rgb(145, 137, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, -2.9, 20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 20.64, 98.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.972, 24.851, 15.896)`
Decimal	`9537893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918965, 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 #918965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #918965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918965; }
.text { color: #918965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 137 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918965, #839165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #918965?: #918965 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918965?: The RGB value is 145, 137, 101: 145 red, 137 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918965?: The complementary color is #656D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918965?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.