What color is #94884C?

#94884C 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 #94884C?

The RGB value is 148, 136, 76: 148 red, 136 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94884C?

The complementary color is #4C5894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94884C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94884C color

#94884C rgb(148, 136, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #94884C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.3% green and 29.8% blue (148, 136, 76).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 49% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#94884C color codes

HEX	`#94884C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 136, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 49%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, -4.07, 33.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 33.92, 96.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.322, 24.427, 10.375)`
Decimal	`9734220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94884C, 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 #94884C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94884C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #94884C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94884c; }
.text { color: #94884c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94884c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 136 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94884c, #7c944c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #94884C?: #94884C 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 #94884C?: The RGB value is 148, 136, 76: 148 red, 136 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94884C?: The complementary color is #4C5894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94884C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.