What color is #946F61?

#946F61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946F61?

The RGB value is 148, 111, 97: 148 red, 111 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946F61?

The complementary color is #618694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946F61?

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.

#946F61 color

#946F61 rgb(148, 111, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #946F61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 43.5% green and 38% blue (148, 111, 97).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#946F61 color codes

HEX	`#946F61`
RGB	`rgb(148, 111, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 43.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.13, 12.62, 13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.13, 18.47, 46.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.055, 18.529, 13.827)`
Decimal	`9727841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946F61, 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 #946F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946F61 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 #946F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946f61; }
.text { color: #946f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 111 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946f61, #948961); }

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Questions

What color is #946F61?: #946F61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946F61?: The RGB value is 148, 111, 97: 148 red, 111 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946F61?: The complementary color is #618694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946F61?: 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.