What color is #948574?

#948574 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948574?

The RGB value is 148, 133, 116: 148 red, 133 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948574?

The complementary color is #748394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948574?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948574 color

#948574 rgb(148, 133, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948574 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.2% green and 45.5% blue (148, 133, 116).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#948574 color codes

HEX	`#948574`
RGB	`rgb(148, 133, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.42, 2.79, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.42, 11.58, 76.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.753, 24.333, 19.965)`
Decimal	`9733492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948574, 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 #948574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #948574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948574; }
.text { color: #948574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 133 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948574, #939474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #948574?: #948574 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948574?: The RGB value is 148, 133, 116: 148 red, 133 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948574?: The complementary color is #748394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948574?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.