What color is #94726B?

#94726B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94726B?

The RGB value is 148, 114, 107: 148 red, 114 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94726B?

The complementary color is #6B8D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94726B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94726B color

#94726B rgb(148, 114, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #94726B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 44.7% green and 42% blue (148, 114, 107).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#94726B color codes

HEX	`#94726B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 114, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 44.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 12.3, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 15.26, 36.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.884, 19.393, 16.55)`
Decimal	`9728619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94726B, 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 #94726B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94726B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #94726B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94726b; }
.text { color: #94726b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94726b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 114 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94726b, #94876b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #94726B?: #94726B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94726B?: The RGB value is 148, 114, 107: 148 red, 114 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94726B?: The complementary color is #6B8D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94726B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.