What color is #928850?

#928850 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928850?

The RGB value is 146, 136, 80: 146 red, 136 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928850?

The complementary color is #505A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928850?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928850 color

#928850 rgb(146, 136, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #928850 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 53.3% green and 31.4% blue (146, 136, 80).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 45% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#928850 color codes

HEX	`#928850`
RGB	`rgb(146, 136, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 53.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 45%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.39, -4.52, 31.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.39, 31.66, 98.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.107, 24.299, 11.114)`
Decimal	`9603152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928850, 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 #928850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	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 #928850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928850; }
.text { color: #928850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 136 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928850, #7b9250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #928850?: #928850 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928850?: The RGB value is 146, 136, 80: 146 red, 136 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928850?: The complementary color is #505A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928850?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.