What color is #929771?

#929771 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929771?

The RGB value is 146, 151, 113: 146 red, 151 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929771?

The complementary color is #767197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929771 color

#929771 rgb(146, 151, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #929771 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 59.2% green and 44.3% blue (146, 151, 113).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#929771 color codes

HEX	`#929771`
RGB	`rgb(146, 151, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 59.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.17, -8.45, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.17, 21.23, 113.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.901, 29.437, 19.937)`
Decimal	`9607025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929771, 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 #929771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #929771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929771; }
.text { color: #929771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 151 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929771, #7f9771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #929771?: #929771 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929771?: The RGB value is 146, 151, 113: 146 red, 151 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929771?: The complementary color is #767197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.