What color is #94866D?

#94866D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94866D?

The RGB value is 148, 134, 109: 148 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94866D?

The complementary color is #6D7B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94866D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94866D color

#94866D rgb(148, 134, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #94866D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.5% green and 42.7% blue (148, 134, 109).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#94866D color codes

HEX	`#94866D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 134, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.54, 1.15, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.54, 15.45, 85.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.498, 24.451, 17.947)`
Decimal	`9733741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94866D, 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 #94866D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94866D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #94866D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94866d; }
.text { color: #94866d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94866d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 134 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94866d, #8f946d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #94866D?: #94866D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94866D?: The RGB value is 148, 134, 109: 148 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94866D?: The complementary color is #6D7B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94866D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.