What color is #939277?

#939277 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939277?

The RGB value is 147, 146, 119: 147 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939277?

The complementary color is #777893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939277 color

#939277 rgb(147, 146, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #939277 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 57.3% green and 46.7% blue (147, 146, 119).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% 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 6.62:1).

#939277 color codes

HEX	`#939277`
RGB	`rgb(147, 146, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 57.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.97, -4.39, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.97, 15.14, 106.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.641, 28.093, 21.521)`
Decimal	`9671287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939277, 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 #939277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #939277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939277; }
.text { color: #939277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 146 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939277, #869377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #939277?: #939277 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939277?: The RGB value is 147, 146, 119: 147 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939277?: The complementary color is #777893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.