What color is #947570?

#947570 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947570?

The RGB value is 148, 117, 112: 148 red, 117 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947570?

The complementary color is #708F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947570?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947570 color

#947570 rgb(148, 117, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #947570 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 45.9% green and 43.9% blue (148, 117, 112).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#947570 color codes

HEX	`#947570`
RGB	`rgb(148, 117, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 45.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.05, 11.33, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.05, 13.52, 33.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.499, 20.189, 18.091)`
Decimal	`9729392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947570, 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 #947570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #947570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947570; }
.text { color: #947570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 117 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947570, #948770); }

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Questions

What color is #947570?: #947570 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947570?: The RGB value is 148, 117, 112: 148 red, 117 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947570?: The complementary color is #708F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947570?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.