What color is #948864?

#948864 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948864?

The RGB value is 148, 136, 100: 148 red, 136 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948864?

The complementary color is #647094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948864?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948864 color

#948864 rgb(148, 136, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948864 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.3% green and 39.2% blue (148, 136, 100).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 32% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#948864 color codes

HEX	`#948864`
RGB	`rgb(148, 136, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, -1.24, 21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 21.04, 93.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.317, 24.825, 15.618)`
Decimal	`9734244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948864, 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 #948864	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948864 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #948864 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948864; }
.text { color: #948864; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948864; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 136 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948864, #889464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #948864?: #948864 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948864?: The RGB value is 148, 136, 100: 148 red, 136 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948864?: The complementary color is #647094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948864?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.