What color is #94795E?

#94795E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94795E?

The RGB value is 148, 121, 94: 148 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94795E?

The complementary color is #5E7994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94795E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94795E color

#94795E rgb(148, 121, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #94795E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.5% green and 36.9% blue (148, 121, 94).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 36% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#94795E color codes

HEX	`#94795E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 121, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 36%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.71, 6.46, 18.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.71, 19.84, 71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.071, 20.78, 13.489)`
Decimal	`9730398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94795E, 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 #94795E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94795E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #94795E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94795e; }
.text { color: #94795e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94795e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 121 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94795e, #94945e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #94795E?: #94795E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94795E?: The RGB value is 148, 121, 94: 148 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94795E?: The complementary color is #5E7994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94795E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.