What color is #939479?

#939479 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939479?

The RGB value is 147, 148, 121: 147 red, 148 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939479?

The complementary color is #7A7994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939479 color

#939479 rgb(147, 148, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #939479 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58% green and 47.5% blue (147, 148, 121).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#939479 color codes

HEX	`#939479`
RGB	`rgb(147, 148, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.57, -5.17, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.57, 15.11, 110.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.073, 28.764, 22.264)`
Decimal	`9671801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939479, 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 #939479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #939479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939479; }
.text { color: #939479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 148 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939479, #859479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #939479?: #939479 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939479?: The RGB value is 147, 148, 121: 147 red, 148 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939479?: The complementary color is #7A7994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.