What color is #929178?

#929178 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929178?

The RGB value is 146, 145, 120: 146 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929178?

The complementary color is #787992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929178 color

#929178 rgb(146, 145, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #929178 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.9% green and 47.1% blue (146, 145, 120).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#929178 color codes

HEX	`#929178`
RGB	`rgb(146, 145, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, -4.08, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 14.04, 106.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.369, 27.718, 21.779)`
Decimal	`9605496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929178, 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 #929178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #929178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929178; }
.text { color: #929178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 145 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929178, #869278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #929178?: #929178 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929178?: The RGB value is 146, 145, 120: 146 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929178?: The complementary color is #787992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.