What color is #929542?

#929542 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929542?

The RGB value is 146, 149, 66: 146 red, 149 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929542?

The complementary color is #454295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929542?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929542 color

#929542 rgb(146, 149, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #929542 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 58.4% green and 25.9% blue (146, 149, 66).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 39% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#929542 color codes

HEX	`#929542`
RGB	`rgb(146, 149, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 58.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 39%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 56%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 56%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, -12.91, 42.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 44.62, 106.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.585, 28, 9.315)`
Decimal	`9606466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929542, 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 #929542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #929542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929542; }
.text { color: #929542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 149 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929542, #699542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #929542?: #929542 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929542?: The RGB value is 146, 149, 66: 146 red, 149 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929542?: The complementary color is #454295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929542?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.