What color is #939767?

#939767 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939767?

The RGB value is 147, 151, 103: 147 red, 151 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939767?

The complementary color is #6B6797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939767?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939767 color

#939767 rgb(147, 151, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #939767 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.2% green and 40.4% blue (147, 151, 103).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#939767 color codes

HEX	`#939767`
RGB	`rgb(147, 151, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 32%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.06, -9.47, 24.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.06, 26.61, 110.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.547, 29.316, 17.142)`
Decimal	`9672551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939767, 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 #939767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939767 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #939767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939767; }
.text { color: #939767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 151 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939767, #7b9767); }

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Questions

What color is #939767?: #939767 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939767?: The RGB value is 147, 151, 103: 147 red, 151 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939767?: The complementary color is #6B6797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939767?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.