What color is #947B76?

#947B76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947B76?

The RGB value is 148, 123, 118: 148 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947B76?

The complementary color is #768F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947B76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947B76 color

#947B76 rgb(148, 123, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #947B76 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 48.2% green and 46.3% blue (148, 123, 118).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#947B76 color codes

HEX	`#947B76`
RGB	`rgb(148, 123, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 48.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, 8.82, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 10.86, 35.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.566, 21.771, 20.149)`
Decimal	`9730934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947B76, 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 #947B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #947B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947b76; }
.text { color: #947b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 123 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947b76, #948a76); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #947B76?: #947B76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947B76?: The RGB value is 148, 123, 118: 148 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947B76?: The complementary color is #768F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947B76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.