What color is #928F5E?

#928F5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928F5E?

The RGB value is 146, 143, 94: 146 red, 143 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928F5E?

The complementary color is #5E6192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928F5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928F5E color

#928F5E rgb(146, 143, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #928F5E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.1% green and 36.9% blue (146, 143, 94).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 36% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#928F5E color codes

HEX	`#928F5E`
RGB	`rgb(146, 143, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 36%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 36%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, -6.72, 26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 27.35, 104.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.697, 26.565, 14.467)`
Decimal	`9604958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928F5E, 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 #928F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #928F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928f5e; }
.text { color: #928f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 143 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928f5e, #7b925e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #928F5E?: #928F5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928F5E?: The RGB value is 146, 143, 94: 146 red, 143 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928F5E?: The complementary color is #5E6192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928F5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.