What color is #929573?

#929573 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929573?

The RGB value is 146, 149, 115: 146 red, 149 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929573?

The complementary color is #767395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929573 color

#929573 rgb(146, 149, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #929573 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 58.4% green and 45.1% blue (146, 149, 115).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#929573 color codes

HEX	`#929573`
RGB	`rgb(146, 149, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 58.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, -7.06, 17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 19, 111.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.696, 28.844, 20.43)`
Decimal	`9606515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929573, 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 #929573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #929573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929573; }
.text { color: #929573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 149 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929573, #819573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #929573?: #929573 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929573?: The RGB value is 146, 149, 115: 146 red, 149 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929573?: The complementary color is #767395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.