What color is #939862?

#939862 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939862?

The RGB value is 147, 152, 98: 147 red, 152 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939862?

The complementary color is #676298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939862?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939862 color

#939862 rgb(147, 152, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #939862 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.6% green and 38.4% blue (147, 152, 98).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#939862 color codes

HEX	`#939862`
RGB	`rgb(147, 152, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 36%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, -10.67, 27.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 29.82, 110.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.466, 29.542, 15.913)`
Decimal	`9672802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939862, 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 #939862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #939862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939862; }
.text { color: #939862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 152 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939862, #789862); }

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Questions

What color is #939862?: #939862 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939862?: The RGB value is 147, 152, 98: 147 red, 152 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939862?: The complementary color is #676298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939862?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.