What color is #94867C?

#94867C 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 #94867C?

The RGB value is 148, 134, 124: 148 red, 134 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94867C?

The complementary color is #7C8A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94867C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94867C color

#94867C rgb(148, 134, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94867C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.5% green and 48.6% blue (148, 134, 124).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#94867C color codes

HEX	`#94867C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 134, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, 3.52, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 8.1, 64.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.376, 24.802, 22.568)`
Decimal	`9733756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94867C, 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 #94867C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94867C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #94867C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94867c; }
.text { color: #94867c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94867c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 134 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94867c, #94927c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #94867C?: #94867C 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 #94867C?: The RGB value is 148, 134, 124: 148 red, 134 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94867C?: The complementary color is #7C8A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94867C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.