What color is #929C5F?

#929C5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929C5F?

The RGB value is 146, 156, 95: 146 red, 156 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929C5F?

The complementary color is #695F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929C5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929C5F color

#929C5F rgb(146, 156, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #929C5F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 61.2% green and 37.3% blue (146, 156, 95).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vitality (#8F9B5B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#929C5F color codes

HEX	`#929C5F`
RGB	`rgb(146, 156, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 61.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 39%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 39%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, -13.58, 30.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 33.62, 113.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.808, 30.714, 15.393)`
Decimal	`9608287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929C5F, 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 #929C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #929C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929c5f; }
.text { color: #929c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 156 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929c5f, #739c5f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929C5F?: #929C5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929C5F?: The RGB value is 146, 156, 95: 146 red, 156 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929C5F?: The complementary color is #695F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929C5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.