What color is #94837E?

#94837E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94837E?

The RGB value is 148, 131, 126: 148 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94837E?

The complementary color is #7E8F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94837E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94837E color

#94837E rgb(148, 131, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94837E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.4% green and 49.4% blue (148, 131, 126).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#94837E color codes

HEX	`#94837E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 131, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, 5.57, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 7.52, 42.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.095, 24.035, 23.105)`
Decimal	`9732990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94837E, 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 #94837E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94837E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #94837E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94837e; }
.text { color: #94837e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94837e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 131 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94837e, #948e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #94837E?: #94837E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94837E?: The RGB value is 148, 131, 126: 148 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94837E?: The complementary color is #7E8F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94837E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.