What color is #939079?

#939079 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939079?

The RGB value is 147, 144, 121: 147 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939079?

The complementary color is #797C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939079 color

#939079 rgb(147, 144, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939079 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.5% green and 47.5% blue (147, 144, 121).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#939079 color codes

HEX	`#939079`
RGB	`rgb(147, 144, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, -2.97, 12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 12.99, 103.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.457, 27.53, 22.058)`
Decimal	`9670777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939079, 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 #939079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #939079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939079; }
.text { color: #939079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 144 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939079, #899379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939079?: #939079 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939079?: The RGB value is 147, 144, 121: 147 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939079?: The complementary color is #797C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.