What color is #94874C?

#94874C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94874C?

The RGB value is 148, 135, 76: 148 red, 135 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94874C?

The complementary color is #4C5994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94874C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94874C color

#94874C rgb(148, 135, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #94874C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.9% green and 29.8% blue (148, 135, 76).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#94874C color codes

HEX	`#94874C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 135, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, -3.52, 33.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 33.51, 96.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.182, 24.146, 10.328)`
Decimal	`9733964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94874C, 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 #94874C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94874C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #94874C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94874c; }
.text { color: #94874c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94874c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 135 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94874c, #7d944c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #94874C?: #94874C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94874C?: The RGB value is 148, 135, 76: 148 red, 135 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94874C?: The complementary color is #4C5994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94874C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.