What color is #94847A?

#94847A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94847A?

The RGB value is 148, 132, 122: 148 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94847A?

The complementary color is #7A8A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94847A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94847A color

#94847A rgb(148, 132, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94847A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.8% green and 47.8% blue (148, 132, 122).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#94847A color codes

HEX	`#94847A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 132, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.29, 4.33, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.29, 8.75, 60.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.977, 24.204, 21.817)`
Decimal	`9733242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94847A, 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 #94847A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94847A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #94847A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94847a; }
.text { color: #94847a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94847a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 132 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94847a, #94917a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #94847A?: #94847A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94847A?: The RGB value is 148, 132, 122: 148 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94847A?: The complementary color is #7A8A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94847A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.