What color is #939970?

#939970 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939970?

The RGB value is 147, 153, 112: 147 red, 153 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939970?

The complementary color is #767099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939970 color

#939970 rgb(147, 153, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #939970 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60% green and 43.9% blue (147, 153, 112).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#939970 color codes

HEX	`#939970`
RGB	`rgb(147, 153, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.79, -9.28, 20.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.79, 22.85, 113.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.348, 30.156, 19.759)`
Decimal	`9673072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939970, 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 #939970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #939970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939970; }
.text { color: #939970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 153 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939970, #7f9970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #939970?: #939970 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939970?: The RGB value is 147, 153, 112: 147 red, 153 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939970?: The complementary color is #767099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.