What color is #919542?

#919542 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919542?

The RGB value is 145, 149, 66: 145 red, 149 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919542?

The complementary color is #464295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919542?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919542 color

#919542 rgb(145, 149, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #919542 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58.4% green and 25.9% blue (145, 149, 66).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 39% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#919542 color codes

HEX	`#919542`
RGB	`rgb(145, 149, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 39%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 56%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 56%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.81, -13.34, 42.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.81, 44.64, 107.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.408, 27.908, 9.307)`
Decimal	`9540930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919542, 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 #919542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #919542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919542; }
.text { color: #919542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 149 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919542, #689542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #919542?: #919542 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919542?: The RGB value is 145, 149, 66: 145 red, 149 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919542?: The complementary color is #464295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919542?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.