What color is #939072?

#939072 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939072?

The RGB value is 147, 144, 114: 147 red, 144 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939072?

The complementary color is #727593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939072 color

#939072 rgb(147, 144, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #939072 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.5% green and 44.7% blue (147, 144, 114).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#939072 color codes

HEX	`#939072`
RGB	`rgb(147, 144, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -4.07, 16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 16.88, 103.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.043, 27.365, 19.879)`
Decimal	`9670770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939072, 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 #939072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #939072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939072; }
.text { color: #939072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 144 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939072, #859372); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #939072?: #939072 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939072?: The RGB value is 147, 144, 114: 147 red, 144 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939072?: The complementary color is #727593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.