What color is #919179?

#919179 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919179?

The RGB value is 145, 145, 121: 145 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919179?

The complementary color is #797991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919179 color

#919179 rgb(145, 145, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #919179 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 56.9% green and 47.5% blue (145, 145, 121).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#919179 color codes

HEX	`#919179`
RGB	`rgb(145, 145, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 56.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, -4.31, 12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 13.48, 108.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.253, 27.651, 22.092)`
Decimal	`9539961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919179, 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 #919179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #919179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919179; }
.text { color: #919179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 145 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919179, #859179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #919179?: #919179 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919179?: The RGB value is 145, 145, 121: 145 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919179?: The complementary color is #797991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.