What color is #946D48?

#946D48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946D48?

The RGB value is 148, 109, 72: 148 red, 109 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946D48?

The complementary color is #486F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946D48 color

#946D48 rgb(148, 109, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #946D48 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 42.7% green and 28.2% blue (148, 109, 72).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 51% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Barrel Aged (#8B6945), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#946D48 color codes

HEX	`#946D48`
RGB	`rgb(148, 109, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 42.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 35%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 51%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 51%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.13, 10.85, 26.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.13, 28.77, 67.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.852, 17.702, 8.554)`
Decimal	`9727304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946D48, 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 #946D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#946D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #946D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946d48; }
.text { color: #946d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 109 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946d48, #949348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #946D48?: #946D48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946D48?: The RGB value is 148, 109, 72: 148 red, 109 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946D48?: The complementary color is #486F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.