What color is #94746F?

#94746F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94746F?

The RGB value is 148, 116, 111: 148 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94746F?

The complementary color is #6F8F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94746F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94746F color

#94746F rgb(148, 116, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #94746F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 45.5% green and 43.5% blue (148, 116, 111).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#94746F color codes

HEX	`#94746F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 116, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 45.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.76, 11.75, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.76, 13.97, 32.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.328, 19.935, 17.76)`
Decimal	`9729135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94746F, 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 #94746F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94746F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #94746F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94746f; }
.text { color: #94746f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94746f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 116 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94746f, #94876f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94746F?: #94746F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94746F?: The RGB value is 148, 116, 111: 148 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94746F?: The complementary color is #6F8F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94746F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.