What color is #949D21?

#949D21 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Densetsu Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949D21?

The RGB value is 148, 157, 33: 148 red, 157 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949D21?

The complementary color is #2A219D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949D21?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949D21 color

#949D21 rgb(148, 157, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949D21 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.6% green and 12.9% blue (148, 157, 33).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 65% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Densetsu Green (#889911), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#949D21 color codes

HEX	`#949D21`
RGB	`rgb(148, 157, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 65%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 79%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 79%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, -18.24, 58.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 61.18, 107.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.545, 30.52, 6.037)`
Decimal	`9739553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949D21, 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 #949D21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949D21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #949D21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949d21; }
.text { color: #949d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949d21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 157 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949d21, #569d21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #949D21?: #949D21 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Densetsu Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949D21?: The RGB value is 148, 157, 33: 148 red, 157 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949D21?: The complementary color is #2A219D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949D21?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.