What color is #919274?

#919274 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919274?

The RGB value is 145, 146, 116: 145 red, 146 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919274?

The complementary color is #757492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919274 color

#919274 rgb(145, 146, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #919274 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 57.3% green and 45.5% blue (145, 146, 116).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#919274 color codes

HEX	`#919274`
RGB	`rgb(145, 146, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 57.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.74, -5.66, 15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.74, 16.81, 109.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.108, 27.839, 20.57)`
Decimal	`9540212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919274, 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 #919274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #919274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919274; }
.text { color: #919274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 146 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919274, #829274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #919274?: #919274 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919274?: The RGB value is 145, 146, 116: 145 red, 146 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919274?: The complementary color is #757492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.