What color is #947B4B?

#947B4B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947B4B?

The RGB value is 148, 123, 75: 148 red, 123 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947B4B?

The complementary color is #4B6494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947B4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947B4B color

#947B4B rgb(148, 123, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #947B4B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 48.2% green and 29.4% blue (148, 123, 75).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 33% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 49% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muesli (#9E7E53), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#947B4B color codes

HEX	`#947B4B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 123, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 48.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 33%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 49%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 49%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.92, 3.12, 29.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.92, 29.91, 84.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.566, 20.971, 9.62)`
Decimal	`9730891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947B4B, 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 #947B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #947B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947b4b; }
.text { color: #947b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 123 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947b4b, #88944b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #947B4B?: #947B4B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947B4B?: The RGB value is 148, 123, 75: 148 red, 123 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947B4B?: The complementary color is #4B6494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947B4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.