What color is #92997A?

#92997A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92997A?

The RGB value is 146, 153, 122: 146 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92997A?

The complementary color is #817A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92997A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92997A color

#92997A rgb(146, 153, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #92997A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 60% green and 47.8% blue (146, 153, 122).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#92997A color codes

HEX	`#92997A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 153, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 60%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, -8.13, 15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 17.49, 117.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.758, 30.299, 22.847)`
Decimal	`9607546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92997A, 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 #92997A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92997A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #92997A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92997a; }
.text { color: #92997a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92997a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 153 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92997a, #83997a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #92997A?: #92997A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92997A?: The RGB value is 146, 153, 122: 146 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92997A?: The complementary color is #817A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92997A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.