What color is #939770?

#939770 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939770?

The RGB value is 147, 151, 112: 147 red, 151 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939770?

The complementary color is #747097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939770 color

#939770 rgb(147, 151, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #939770 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.2% green and 43.9% blue (147, 151, 112).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#939770 color codes

HEX	`#939770`
RGB	`rgb(147, 151, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, -8.2, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 21.73, 112.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.024, 29.506, 19.65)`
Decimal	`9672560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939770, 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 #939770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #939770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939770; }
.text { color: #939770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 151 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939770, #7f9770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #939770?: #939770 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939770?: The RGB value is 147, 151, 112: 147 red, 151 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939770?: The complementary color is #747097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.