What color is #94846C?

#94846C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94846C?

The RGB value is 148, 132, 108: 148 red, 132 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94846C?

The complementary color is #6C7C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94846C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94846C color

#94846C rgb(148, 132, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #94846C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.8% green and 42.4% blue (148, 132, 108).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#94846C color codes

HEX	`#94846C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 132, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.97, 2.14, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.97, 15.34, 82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.171, 23.882, 17.574)`
Decimal	`9733228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94846C, 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 #94846C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94846C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #94846C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94846c; }
.text { color: #94846c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94846c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 132 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94846c, #90946c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #94846C?: #94846C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94846C?: The RGB value is 148, 132, 108: 148 red, 132 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94846C?: The complementary color is #6C7C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94846C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.