What color is #947A0F?

#947A0F is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947A0F?

The RGB value is 148, 122, 15: 148 red, 122 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947A0F?

The complementary color is #0F2994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947A0F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947A0F color

#947A0F rgb(148, 122, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #947A0F is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.8% green and 5.9% blue (148, 122, 15).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 82% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 90% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fernweh (#977B2F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#947A0F color codes

HEX	`#947A0F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 122, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 82%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 90%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 90%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, 0.06, 54.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 54.8, 89.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.26, 20.251, 3.346)`
Decimal	`9730575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947A0F, 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 #947A0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947A0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #947A0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947a0f; }
.text { color: #947a0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947a0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 122 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947a0f, #6c940f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #947A0F?: #947A0F is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947A0F?: The RGB value is 148, 122, 15: 148 red, 122 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947A0F?: The complementary color is #0F2994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947A0F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.