What color is #919761?

#919761 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919761?

The RGB value is 145, 151, 97: 145 red, 151 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919761?

The complementary color is #676197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919761?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919761 color

#919761 rgb(145, 151, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #919761 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.2% green and 38% blue (145, 151, 97).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#919761 color codes

HEX	`#919761`
RGB	`rgb(145, 151, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 36%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 36%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.8, -11.08, 27.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.8, 29.89, 111.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.901, 29.016, 15.596)`
Decimal	`9541473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919761, 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 #919761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #919761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919761; }
.text { color: #919761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 151 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919761, #769761); }

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Questions

What color is #919761?: #919761 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919761?: The RGB value is 145, 151, 97: 145 red, 151 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919761?: The complementary color is #676197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919761?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.