What color is #946D4F?

#946D4F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946D4F?

The RGB value is 148, 109, 79: 148 red, 109 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946D4F?

The complementary color is #4F7694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946D4F color

#946D4F rgb(148, 109, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #946D4F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 42.7% green and 31% blue (148, 109, 79).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 30% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 47% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wild Horses (#8D6747), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#946D4F color codes

HEX	`#946D4F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 109, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 42.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 47%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 47%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, 11.58, 22.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 25.57, 63.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.093, 17.799, 9.825)`
Decimal	`9727311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946D4F, 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 #946D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#946D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #946D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946d4f; }
.text { color: #946d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 109 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946d4f, #94904f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #946D4F?: #946D4F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946D4F?: The RGB value is 148, 109, 79: 148 red, 109 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946D4F?: The complementary color is #4F7694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.