What color is #928B55?

#928B55 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928B55?

The RGB value is 146, 139, 85: 146 red, 139 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928B55?

The complementary color is #555C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928B55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928B55 color

#928B55 rgb(146, 139, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #928B55 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.5% green and 33.3% blue (146, 139, 85).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 42% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#928B55 color codes

HEX	`#928B55`
RGB	`rgb(146, 139, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 42%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, -5.62, 29.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 30.31, 100.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.727, 25.233, 12.266)`
Decimal	`9603925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928B55, 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 #928B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #928B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928b55; }
.text { color: #928b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 139 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928b55, #7a9255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #928B55?: #928B55 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928B55?: The RGB value is 146, 139, 85: 146 red, 139 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928B55?: The complementary color is #555C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928B55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.