What color is #929053?

#929053 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 #929053?

The RGB value is 146, 144, 83: 146 red, 144 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929053?

The complementary color is #535592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929053?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929053 color

#929053 rgb(146, 144, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #929053 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.5% green and 32.5% blue (146, 144, 83).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 43% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#929053 color codes

HEX	`#929053`
RGB	`rgb(146, 144, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 43%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, -8.57, 32.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 33.71, 104.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.389, 26.683, 12.1)`
Decimal	`9605203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929053, 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 #929053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #929053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929053; }
.text { color: #929053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 144 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929053, #759253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #929053?: #929053 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 #929053?: The RGB value is 146, 144, 83: 146 red, 144 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929053?: The complementary color is #535592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929053?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.