What color is #929470?

#929470 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929470?

The RGB value is 146, 148, 112: 146 red, 148 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929470?

The complementary color is #727094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929470 color

#929470 rgb(146, 148, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #929470 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 58% green and 43.9% blue (146, 148, 112).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#929470 color codes

HEX	`#929470`
RGB	`rgb(146, 148, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 58%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, -6.97, 18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 20.1, 110.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.368, 28.461, 19.483)`
Decimal	`9606256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929470, 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 #929470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #929470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929470; }
.text { color: #929470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 148 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929470, #809470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #929470?: #929470 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929470?: The RGB value is 146, 148, 112: 146 red, 148 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929470?: The complementary color is #727094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.