What color is #929B81?

#929B81 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929B81?

The RGB value is 146, 155, 129: 146 red, 155 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929B81?

The complementary color is #8A819B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929B81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929B81 color

#929B81 rgb(146, 155, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #929B81 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 60.8% green and 50.6% blue (146, 155, 129).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#929B81 color codes

HEX	`#929B81`
RGB	`rgb(146, 155, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 60.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, -8.05, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 14.92, 122.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.537, 31.139, 25.324)`
Decimal	`9608065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929B81, 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 #929B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #929B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929b81; }
.text { color: #929b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 155 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929b81, #859b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #929B81?: #929B81 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929B81?: The RGB value is 146, 155, 129: 146 red, 155 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929B81?: The complementary color is #8A819B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929B81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.