What color is #919474?

#919474 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919474?

The RGB value is 145, 148, 116: 145 red, 148 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919474?

The complementary color is #777494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919474 color

#919474 rgb(145, 148, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #919474 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58% green and 45.5% blue (145, 148, 116).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#919474 color codes

HEX	`#919474`
RGB	`rgb(145, 148, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, -6.75, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 17.92, 112.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.419, 28.461, 20.674)`
Decimal	`9540724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919474, 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 #919474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #919474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919474; }
.text { color: #919474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 148 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919474, #819474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #919474?: #919474 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919474?: The RGB value is 145, 148, 116: 145 red, 148 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919474?: The complementary color is #777494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.