What color is #947269?

#947269 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947269?

The RGB value is 148, 114, 105: 148 red, 114 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947269?

The complementary color is #698B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947269 color

#947269 rgb(148, 114, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #947269 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 44.7% green and 41.2% blue (148, 114, 105).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#947269 color codes

HEX	`#947269`
RGB	`rgb(148, 114, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 44.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, 12.01, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 15.71, 40.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.78, 19.351, 16.002)`
Decimal	`9728617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947269, 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 #947269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #947269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947269; }
.text { color: #947269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 114 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947269, #948869); }

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Questions

What color is #947269?: #947269 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947269?: The RGB value is 148, 114, 105: 148 red, 114 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947269?: The complementary color is #698B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.