What color is #94785B?

#94785B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94785B?

The RGB value is 148, 120, 91: 148 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94785B?

The complementary color is #5B7794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94785B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94785B color

#94785B rgb(148, 120, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #94785B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.1% green and 35.7% blue (148, 120, 91).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 39% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Decreasing Brown (#987654), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#94785B color codes

HEX	`#94785B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 120, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 39%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.38, 6.65, 20.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.38, 21.12, 71.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.818, 20.485, 12.753)`
Decimal	`9730139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94785B, 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 #94785B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94785B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #94785B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94785b; }
.text { color: #94785b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94785b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 120 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94785b, #94945b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #94785B?: #94785B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94785B?: The RGB value is 148, 120, 91: 148 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94785B?: The complementary color is #5B7794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94785B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.