What color is #938642?

#938642 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938642?

The RGB value is 147, 134, 66: 147 red, 134 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938642?

The complementary color is #424F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938642?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938642 color

#938642 rgb(147, 134, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #938642 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 52.5% green and 25.9% blue (147, 134, 66).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 38% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 55% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#938642 color codes

HEX	`#938642`
RGB	`rgb(147, 134, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 52.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 38%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 55%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.73, -4.35, 37.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.73, 38.17, 96.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.542, 23.647, 8.583)`
Decimal	`9668162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938642, 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 #938642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #938642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938642; }
.text { color: #938642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 134 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938642, #779342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #938642?: #938642 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938642?: The RGB value is 147, 134, 66: 147 red, 134 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938642?: The complementary color is #424F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938642?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.