What color is #948476?

#948476 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948476?

The RGB value is 148, 132, 118: 148 red, 132 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948476?

The complementary color is #768694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948476 color

#948476 rgb(148, 132, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948476 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.8% green and 46.3% blue (148, 132, 118).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#948476 color codes

HEX	`#948476`
RGB	`rgb(148, 132, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, 3.67, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 10.44, 69.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.734, 24.107, 20.539)`
Decimal	`9733238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948476, 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 #948476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #948476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948476; }
.text { color: #948476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 132 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948476, #949376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #948476?: #948476 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948476?: The RGB value is 148, 132, 118: 148 red, 132 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948476?: The complementary color is #768694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.