What color is #919E40?

#919E40 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919E40?

The RGB value is 145, 158, 64: 145 red, 158 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919E40?

The complementary color is #4D409E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919E40?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919E40 color

#919E40 rgb(145, 158, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #919E40 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62% green and 25.1% blue (145, 158, 64).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 42% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#919E40 color codes

HEX	`#919E40`
RGB	`rgb(145, 158, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 42%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 59%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 59%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, -18.2, 46.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 49.88, 111.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.83, 30.844, 9.495)`
Decimal	`9543232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919E40, 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 #919E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #919E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919e40; }
.text { color: #919e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 158 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919e40, #629e40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #919E40?: #919E40 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919E40?: The RGB value is 145, 158, 64: 145 red, 158 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919E40?: The complementary color is #4D409E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919E40?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.