What color is #92914F?

#92914F 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 #92914F?

The RGB value is 146, 145, 79: 146 red, 145 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92914F?

The complementary color is #4F5092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92914F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92914F color

#92914F rgb(146, 145, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #92914F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.9% green and 31% blue (146, 145, 79).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 30% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 46% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#92914F color codes

HEX	`#92914F`
RGB	`rgb(146, 145, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 30%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 46%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 46%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.91, -9.54, 34.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.91, 36.27, 105.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.391, 26.927, 11.361)`
Decimal	`9605455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92914F, 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 #92914F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92914F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #92914F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92914f; }
.text { color: #92914f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92914f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 145 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92914f, #72924f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #92914F?: #92914F 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 #92914F?: The RGB value is 146, 145, 79: 146 red, 145 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92914F?: The complementary color is #4F5092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92914F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.