What color is #947868?

#947868 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947868?

The RGB value is 148, 120, 104: 148 red, 120 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947868?

The complementary color is #688494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947868?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947868 color

#947868 rgb(148, 120, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #947868 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.1% green and 40.8% blue (148, 120, 104).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#947868 color codes

HEX	`#947868`
RGB	`rgb(148, 120, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.65, 8.4, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.65, 15.39, 56.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.428, 20.729, 15.966)`
Decimal	`9730152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947868, 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 #947868	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947868 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #947868 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947868; }
.text { color: #947868; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947868; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 120 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947868, #948e68); }

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Questions

What color is #947868?: #947868 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947868?: The RGB value is 148, 120, 104: 148 red, 120 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947868?: The complementary color is #688494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947868?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.