What color is #919965?

#919965 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919965?

The RGB value is 145, 153, 101: 145 red, 153 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919965?

The complementary color is #6D6599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919965?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919965 color

#919965 rgb(145, 153, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #919965 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60% green and 39.6% blue (145, 153, 101).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#919965 color codes

HEX	`#919965`
RGB	`rgb(145, 153, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, -11.62, 26.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 28.86, 113.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.417, 29.742, 16.711)`
Decimal	`9541989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919965, 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 #919965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #919965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919965; }
.text { color: #919965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 153 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919965, #779965); }

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Questions

What color is #919965?: #919965 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919965?: The RGB value is 145, 153, 101: 145 red, 153 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919965?: The complementary color is #6D6599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919965?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.