What color is #919879?

#919879 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919879?

The RGB value is 145, 152, 121: 145 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919879?

The complementary color is #807998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919879 color

#919879 rgb(145, 152, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #919879 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.6% green and 47.5% blue (145, 152, 121).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#919879 color codes

HEX	`#919879`
RGB	`rgb(145, 152, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.53, -8.13, 15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.53, 17.51, 117.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.356, 29.857, 22.46)`
Decimal	`9541753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919879, 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 #919879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #919879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919879; }
.text { color: #919879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 152 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919879, #829879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #919879?: #919879 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919879?: The RGB value is 145, 152, 121: 145 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919879?: The complementary color is #807998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.