What color is #947560?

#947560 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947560?

The RGB value is 148, 117, 96: 148 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947560?

The complementary color is #607F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947560?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947560 color

#947560 rgb(148, 117, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #947560 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 45.9% green and 37.6% blue (148, 117, 96).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 35% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#947560 color codes

HEX	`#947560`
RGB	`rgb(148, 117, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 45.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 35%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, 9.02, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 18.55, 60.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.686, 19.864, 13.809)`
Decimal	`9729376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947560, 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 #947560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #947560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947560; }
.text { color: #947560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 117 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947560, #948f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #947560?: #947560 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947560?: The RGB value is 148, 117, 96: 148 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947560?: The complementary color is #607F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947560?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.