What color is #94857C?

#94857C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94857C?

The RGB value is 148, 133, 124: 148 red, 133 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94857C?

The complementary color is #7C8B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94857C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94857C color

#94857C rgb(148, 133, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94857C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.2% green and 48.6% blue (148, 133, 124).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#94857C color codes

HEX	`#94857C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 133, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, 4.09, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 8.03, 59.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.238, 24.527, 22.522)`
Decimal	`9733500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94857C, 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 #94857C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94857C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #94857C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94857c; }
.text { color: #94857c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94857c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 133 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94857c, #94917c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #94857C?: #94857C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94857C?: The RGB value is 148, 133, 124: 148 red, 133 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94857C?: The complementary color is #7C8B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94857C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.