What color is #948276?

#948276 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948276?

The RGB value is 148, 130, 118: 148 red, 130 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948276?

The complementary color is #768894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948276 color

#948276 rgb(148, 130, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948276 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51% green and 46.3% blue (148, 130, 118).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#948276 color codes

HEX	`#948276`
RGB	`rgb(148, 130, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, 4.81, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 10.21, 61.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.465, 23.57, 20.449)`
Decimal	`9732726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948276, 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 #948276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #948276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948276; }
.text { color: #948276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 130 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948276, #949176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #948276?: #948276 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948276?: The RGB value is 148, 130, 118: 148 red, 130 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948276?: The complementary color is #768894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.