What color is #947556?

#947556 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947556?

The RGB value is 148, 117, 86: 148 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947556?

The complementary color is #567594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947556?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947556 color

#947556 rgb(148, 117, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #947556 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 45.9% green and 33.7% blue (148, 117, 86).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 42% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Decreasing Brown (#987654), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#947556 color codes

HEX	`#947556`
RGB	`rgb(148, 117, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 45.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 42%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, 7.76, 21.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 23.06, 70.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.254, 19.691, 11.536)`
Decimal	`9729366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947556, 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 #947556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #947556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947556; }
.text { color: #947556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 117 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947556, #949456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #947556?: #947556 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947556?: The RGB value is 148, 117, 86: 148 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947556?: The complementary color is #567594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947556?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.