What color is #97925D?

#97925D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97925D?

The RGB value is 151, 146, 93: 151 red, 146 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97925D?

The complementary color is #5D6297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97925D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97925D color

#97925D rgb(151, 146, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #97925D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.3% green and 36.5% blue (151, 146, 93).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 38% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#97925D color codes

HEX	`#97925D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 146, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 38%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, -6.39, 28.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 29.47, 102.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.018, 27.928, 14.427)`
Decimal	`9933405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97925D, 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 #97925D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97925D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #97925D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97925d; }
.text { color: #97925d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97925d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 146 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97925d, #7f975d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #97925D?: #97925D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97925D?: The RGB value is 151, 146, 93: 151 red, 146 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97925D?: The complementary color is #5D6297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97925D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.