What color is #919A79?

#919A79 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 #919A79?

The RGB value is 145, 154, 121: 145 red, 154 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919A79?

The complementary color is #82799A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919A79 color

#919A79 rgb(145, 154, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #919A79 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60.4% green and 47.5% blue (145, 154, 121).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#919A79 color codes

HEX	`#919A79`
RGB	`rgb(145, 154, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, -9.21, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 18.71, 119.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.683, 30.511, 22.569)`
Decimal	`9542265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919A79, 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 #919A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #919A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919a79; }
.text { color: #919a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 154 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919a79, #819a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #919A79?: #919A79 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 #919A79?: The RGB value is 145, 154, 121: 145 red, 154 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919A79?: The complementary color is #82799A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.