What color is #946A57?

#946A57 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946A57?

The RGB value is 148, 106, 87: 148 red, 106 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946A57?

The complementary color is #578194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946A57 color

#946A57 rgb(148, 106, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #946A57 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 41.6% green and 34.1% blue (148, 106, 87).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Leather (#906A54), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#946A57 color codes

HEX	`#946A57`
RGB	`rgb(148, 106, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 41.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, 14.24, 17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 22.41, 50.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.088, 17.293, 11.348)`
Decimal	`9726551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946A57, 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 #946A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#946A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	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 #946A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946a57; }
.text { color: #946a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 106 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946a57, #948857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #946A57?: #946A57 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946A57?: The RGB value is 148, 106, 87: 148 red, 106 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946A57?: The complementary color is #578194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.