What color is #94706C?

#94706C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94706C?

The RGB value is 148, 112, 108: 148 red, 112 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94706C?

The complementary color is #6C9094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94706C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94706C color

#94706C rgb(148, 112, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #94706C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 43.9% green and 42.4% blue (148, 112, 108).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#94706C color codes

HEX	`#94706C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 112, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 43.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.65, 13.61, 7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.65, 15.66, 29.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.714, 18.968, 16.755)`
Decimal	`9728108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94706C, 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 #94706C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94706C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #94706C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94706c; }
.text { color: #94706c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94706c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 112 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94706c, #94846c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #94706C?: #94706C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94706C?: The RGB value is 148, 112, 108: 148 red, 112 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94706C?: The complementary color is #6C9094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94706C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.