What color is #948773?

#948773 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948773?

The RGB value is 148, 135, 115: 148 red, 135 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948773?

The complementary color is #738094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948773?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948773 color

#948773 rgb(148, 135, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948773 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.9% green and 45.1% blue (148, 135, 115).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#948773 color codes

HEX	`#948773`
RGB	`rgb(148, 135, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.94, 1.5, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.94, 12.63, 83.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.971, 24.862, 19.752)`
Decimal	`9734003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948773, 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 #948773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #948773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948773; }
.text { color: #948773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 135 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948773, #919473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #948773?: #948773 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948773?: The RGB value is 148, 135, 115: 148 red, 135 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948773?: The complementary color is #738094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948773?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.