What color is #948749?

#948749 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948749?

The RGB value is 148, 135, 73: 148 red, 135 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948749?

The complementary color is #495694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948749?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948749 color

#948749 rgb(148, 135, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948749 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.9% green and 28.6% blue (148, 135, 73).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 34% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 51% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#948749 color codes

HEX	`#948749`
RGB	`rgb(148, 135, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 34%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 51%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 51%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, -3.81, 34.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 35.07, 96.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.08, 24.106, 9.792)`
Decimal	`9733961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948749, 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 #948749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #948749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948749; }
.text { color: #948749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 135 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948749, #7b9449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #948749?: #948749 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948749?: The RGB value is 148, 135, 73: 148 red, 135 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948749?: The complementary color is #495694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948749?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.