What color is #948741?

#948741 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948741?

The RGB value is 148, 135, 65: 148 red, 135 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948741?

The complementary color is #414E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948741?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948741 color

#948741 rgb(148, 135, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #948741 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.9% green and 25.5% blue (148, 135, 65).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 39% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 56% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#948741 color codes

HEX	`#948741`
RGB	`rgb(148, 135, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 39%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 56%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.09, -4.54, 38.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.09, 39.14, 96.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.832, 24.006, 8.484)`
Decimal	`9733953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948741, 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 #948741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #948741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948741; }
.text { color: #948741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 135 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948741, #789441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #948741?: #948741 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948741?: The RGB value is 148, 135, 65: 148 red, 135 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948741?: The complementary color is #414E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948741?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.