What color is #946D76?

#946D76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946D76?

The RGB value is 148, 109, 118: 148 red, 109 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946D76?

The complementary color is #6D948B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946D76?

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

#946D76 color

#946D76 rgb(148, 109, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #946D76 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 42.7% green and 46.3% blue (148, 109, 118).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

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

#946D76 color codes

HEX	`#946D76`
RGB	`rgb(148, 109, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 42.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, 16.92, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 16.96, 3.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.952, 18.542, 19.611)`
Decimal	`9727350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946D76, 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 #946D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #946D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946d76; }
.text { color: #946d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 109 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946d76, #94776d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #946D76?: #946D76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946D76?: The RGB value is 148, 109, 118: 148 red, 109 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946D76?: The complementary color is #6D948B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.