What color is #92956B?

#92956B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92956B?

The RGB value is 146, 149, 107: 146 red, 149 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92956B?

The complementary color is #6E6B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92956B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92956B color

#92956B rgb(146, 149, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #92956B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 58.4% green and 42% blue (146, 149, 107).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#92956B color codes

HEX	`#92956B`
RGB	`rgb(146, 149, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 58.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, -8.24, 21.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 23.39, 110.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.255, 28.668, 18.11)`
Decimal	`9606507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92956B, 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 #92956B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92956B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #92956B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92956b; }
.text { color: #92956b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92956b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 149 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92956b, #7d956b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #92956B?: #92956B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92956B?: The RGB value is 146, 149, 107: 146 red, 149 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92956B?: The complementary color is #6E6B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92956B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.