What color is #939951?

#939951 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939951?

The RGB value is 147, 153, 81: 147 red, 153 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939951?

The complementary color is #575199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939951?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939951 color

#939951 rgb(147, 153, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #939951 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60% green and 31.8% blue (147, 153, 81).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#939951 color codes

HEX	`#939951`
RGB	`rgb(147, 153, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 47%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.29, -13.18, 36.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.29, 39.17, 109.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.909, 29.58, 12.18)`
Decimal	`9673041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939951, 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 #939951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #939951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939951; }
.text { color: #939951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 153 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939951, #6f9951); }

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Questions

What color is #939951?: #939951 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939951?: The RGB value is 147, 153, 81: 147 red, 153 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939951?: The complementary color is #575199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939951?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.