What color is #929700?

#929700 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929700?

The RGB value is 146, 151, 0: 146 red, 151 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929700?

The complementary color is #050097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929700?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929700 color

#929700 rgb(146, 151, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #929700 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 59.2% green and 0% blue (146, 151, 0).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Papyrus (#999911), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#929700 color codes

HEX	`#929700`
RGB	`rgb(146, 151, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 59.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 100%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, -16.83, 63.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 65.61, 104.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.922, 28.245, 4.244)`
Decimal	`9606912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929700, 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 #929700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #929700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929700; }
.text { color: #929700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 151 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929700, #479700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #929700?: #929700 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929700?: The RGB value is 146, 151, 0: 146 red, 151 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929700?: The complementary color is #050097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929700?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.