What color is #94887B?

#94887B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94887B?

The RGB value is 148, 136, 123: 148 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94887B?

The complementary color is #7B8794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94887B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94887B color

#94887B rgb(148, 136, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94887B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.3% green and 48.2% blue (148, 136, 123).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#94887B color codes

HEX	`#94887B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 136, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, 2.23, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 8.89, 75.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.592, 25.335, 22.33)`
Decimal	`9734267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94887B, 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 #94887B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94887B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #94887B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94887b; }
.text { color: #94887b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94887b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 136 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94887b, #94947b); }

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Questions

What color is #94887B?: #94887B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94887B?: The RGB value is 148, 136, 123: 148 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94887B?: The complementary color is #7B8794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94887B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.