What color is #919E78?

#919E78 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919E78?

The RGB value is 145, 158, 120: 145 red, 158 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919E78?

The complementary color is #85789E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919E78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919E78 color

#919E78 rgb(145, 158, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #919E78 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62% green and 47.1% blue (145, 158, 120).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#919E78 color codes

HEX	`#919E78`
RGB	`rgb(145, 158, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.2, -11.52, 18.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.2, 21.67, 122.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.294, 31.829, 22.471)`
Decimal	`9543288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919E78, 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 #919E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #919E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919e78; }
.text { color: #919e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 158 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919e78, #7e9e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #919E78?: #919E78 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919E78?: The RGB value is 145, 158, 120: 145 red, 158 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919E78?: The complementary color is #85789E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919E78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.