What color is #919471?

#919471 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919471?

The RGB value is 145, 148, 113: 145 red, 148 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919471?

The complementary color is #747194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919471?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919471 color

#919471 rgb(145, 148, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #919471 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58% green and 44.3% blue (145, 148, 113).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#919471 color codes

HEX	`#919471`
RGB	`rgb(145, 148, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, -7.21, 18.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 19.58, 111.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.247, 28.392, 19.77)`
Decimal	`9540721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919471, 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 #919471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #919471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919471; }
.text { color: #919471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 148 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919471, #7f9471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #919471?: #919471 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919471?: The RGB value is 145, 148, 113: 145 red, 148 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919471?: The complementary color is #747194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919471?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.