What color is #94716E?

#94716E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94716E?

The RGB value is 148, 113, 110: 148 red, 113 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94716E?

The complementary color is #6E9194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94716E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94716E color

#94716E rgb(148, 113, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #94716E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 44.3% green and 43.1% blue (148, 113, 110).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#94716E color codes

HEX	`#94716E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 113, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 44.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.96, 13.33, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.96, 15.06, 27.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.933, 19.233, 17.359)`
Decimal	`9728366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94716E, 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 #94716E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94716E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #94716E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94716e; }
.text { color: #94716e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94716e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 113 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94716e, #94846e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94716E?: #94716E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94716E?: The RGB value is 148, 113, 110: 148 red, 113 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94716E?: The complementary color is #6E9194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94716E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.