What color is #919E76?

#919E76 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919E76?

The RGB value is 145, 158, 118: 145 red, 158 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919E76?

The complementary color is #83769E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919E76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919E76 color

#919E76 rgb(145, 158, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #919E76 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62% green and 46.3% blue (145, 158, 118).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#919E76 color codes

HEX	`#919E76`
RGB	`rgb(145, 158, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.16, -11.83, 19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.16, 22.73, 121.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.174, 31.781, 21.839)`
Decimal	`9543286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919E76, 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 #919E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #919E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919e76; }
.text { color: #919e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 158 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919e76, #7d9e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #919E76?: #919E76 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919E76?: The RGB value is 145, 158, 118: 145 red, 158 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919E76?: The complementary color is #83769E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919E76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.