What color is #939355?

#939355 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939355?

The RGB value is 147, 147, 85: 147 red, 147 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939355?

The complementary color is #555593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939355?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939355 color

#939355 rgb(147, 147, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #939355 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 57.6% green and 33.3% blue (147, 147, 85).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#939355 color codes

HEX	`#939355`
RGB	`rgb(147, 147, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 57.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 42%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, -9.54, 32.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 34.12, 106.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.106, 27.727, 12.675)`
Decimal	`9671509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939355, 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 #939355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #939355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939355; }
.text { color: #939355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 147 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939355, #749355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #939355?: #939355 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939355?: The RGB value is 147, 147, 85: 147 red, 147 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939355?: The complementary color is #555593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939355?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.