What color is #948053?

#948053 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948053?

The RGB value is 148, 128, 83: 148 red, 128 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948053?

The complementary color is #536794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948053?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948053 color

#948053 rgb(148, 128, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948053 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 50.2% green and 32.5% blue (148, 128, 83).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 44% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#948053 color codes

HEX	`#948053`
RGB	`rgb(148, 128, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 50.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 44%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, 1.15, 27.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 27.25, 87.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.494, 22.36, 11.366)`
Decimal	`9732179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948053, 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 #948053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #948053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948053; }
.text { color: #948053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 128 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948053, #879453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #948053?: #948053 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948053?: The RGB value is 148, 128, 83: 148 red, 128 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948053?: The complementary color is #536794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948053?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.