#939039 Color

#939039 is rgb(147, 144, 57) in RGB, hsl(58, 44%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 61%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Moss Green (#867E36), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#939039

HEX#939039

RGBrgb(147, 144, 57)

HSLhsl(58, 44%, 40%)

HSVhsv(58, 61%, 58%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 61%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.109 107.3)

LABlab(58.73% -7.37 45.20)

LCHlch(58.73% 45.79 99.26)

What #939039 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #939039, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 9.24 Brass#B5A642ΔE 12.22 Olive#808000ΔE 12.84 Khaki Green#728639ΔE 13 Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 13.06 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 13.22

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#939039 Channel Values

How #939039 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 147 · G 144 · B 57	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 58° · S 44% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 58° · S 61% · V 58%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 2% · Y 61% · K 42%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.34:1 vs white · 6.29:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #939039 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #939039

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #939039; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #939039

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #939039 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Protanopia#919139

Protanomaly#929039

Deuteranopia#919139

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Tritanopia#9A8989

Tritanomaly#978C71

Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

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Using #939039 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-939039: #939039;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #939039;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-939039': '#939039' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.565, blue: 0.224)

Android XML<color name="color_939039">#939039</color>

SVG fillfill="#939039"

More Yellow Colors

#939039 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#939039 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #939039?

#939039 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(147, 144, 57) in RGB and hsl(58, 44%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Moss Green (#867E36), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.24.

What is the RGB value of #939039?

#939039 is rgb(147, 144, 57) — red 147, green 144, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #939039?

#939039 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 61%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #939039 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #939039 scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #939039 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #939039 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 12.84, which is visibly different.

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