What color is #929A50?

#929A50 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929A50?

The RGB value is 146, 154, 80: 146 red, 154 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929A50?

The complementary color is #58509A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929A50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929A50 color

#929A50 rgb(146, 154, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #929A50 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 60.4% green and 31.4% blue (146, 154, 80).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#929A50 color codes

HEX	`#929A50`
RGB	`rgb(146, 154, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 60.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 48%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 48%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, -14.23, 37.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 40.22, 110.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.858, 29.802, 12.031)`
Decimal	`9607760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929A50, 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 #929A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #929A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929a50; }
.text { color: #929a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 154 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929a50, #6d9a50); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929A50?: #929A50 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929A50?: The RGB value is 146, 154, 80: 146 red, 154 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929A50?: The complementary color is #58509A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929A50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.