What color is #947E68?

#947E68 is a grayish orange known as Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gazelle?

The RGB value is 148, 126, 104: 148 red, 126 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gazelle?

The complementary color is #687E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gazelle color: hex code #947E68

#947E68 rgb(148, 126, 104)

Shades of brown

Gazelle has the hex code #947E68. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 49.4% green and 40.8% blue (148, 126, 104).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 42% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

Gazelle (#947E68) color codes

HEX	`#947E68`
RGB	`rgb(148, 126, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 49.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.26, 4.96, 15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.26, 15.92, 71.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.173, 22.218, 16.215)`
Decimal	`9731688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gazelle, 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 #947E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #947E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947e68; }
.text { color: #947e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 126 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947e68, #949468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #947E68 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #947E68?: #947E68 is a grayish orange known as Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gazelle?: The RGB value is 148, 126, 104: 148 red, 126 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gazelle?: The complementary color is #687E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.