What color is #919977?

#919977 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 #919977?

The RGB value is 145, 153, 119: 145 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919977?

The complementary color is #7F7799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919977 color

#919977 rgb(145, 153, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #919977 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60% green and 46.7% blue (145, 153, 119).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#919977 color codes

HEX	`#919977`
RGB	`rgb(145, 153, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, -8.99, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 19.19, 117.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.398, 30.134, 21.875)`
Decimal	`9542007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919977, 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 #919977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #919977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919977; }
.text { color: #919977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 153 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919977, #809977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #919977?: #919977 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 #919977?: The RGB value is 145, 153, 119: 145 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919977?: The complementary color is #7F7799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.