What color is #948057?

#948057 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948057?

The RGB value is 148, 128, 87: 148 red, 128 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948057?

The complementary color is #576B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948057?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948057 color

#948057 rgb(148, 128, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948057 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 50.2% green and 34.1% blue (148, 128, 87).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 41% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#948057 color codes

HEX	`#948057`
RGB	`rgb(148, 128, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 50.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 41%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, 1.61, 25.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 25.13, 86.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.653, 22.423, 12.203)`
Decimal	`9732183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948057, 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 #948057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #948057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948057; }
.text { color: #948057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 128 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948057, #8a9457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #948057?: #948057 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948057?: The RGB value is 148, 128, 87: 148 red, 128 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948057?: The complementary color is #576B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948057?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.