What color is #946E69?

#946E69 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946E69?

The RGB value is 148, 110, 105: 148 red, 110 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946E69?

The complementary color is #698F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946E69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946E69 color

#946E69 rgb(148, 110, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #946E69 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 43.1% green and 41.2% blue (148, 110, 105).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#946E69 color codes

HEX	`#946E69`
RGB	`rgb(148, 110, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 43.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.06, 14.33, 8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.06, 16.75, 31.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.339, 18.469, 15.855)`
Decimal	`9727593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946E69, 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 #946E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #946E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946e69; }
.text { color: #946e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 110 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946e69, #948469); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #946E69?: #946E69 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946E69?: The RGB value is 148, 110, 105: 148 red, 110 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946E69?: The complementary color is #698F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946E69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.