What color is #939266?

#939266 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939266?

The RGB value is 147, 146, 102: 147 red, 146 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939266?

The complementary color is #666793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939266?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939266 color

#939266 rgb(147, 146, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #939266 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 57.3% green and 40% blue (147, 146, 102).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#939266 color codes

HEX	`#939266`
RGB	`rgb(147, 146, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 57.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, -6.9, 23.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 24.52, 106.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.71, 27.721, 16.617)`
Decimal	`9671270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939266, 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 #939266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #939266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939266; }
.text { color: #939266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 146 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939266, #7d9366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #939266?: #939266 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939266?: The RGB value is 147, 146, 102: 147 red, 146 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939266?: The complementary color is #666793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939266?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.