What color is #948948?

#948948 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948948?

The RGB value is 148, 137, 72: 148 red, 137 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948948?

The complementary color is #485394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948948?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948948 color

#948948 rgb(148, 137, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #948948 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.7% green and 28.2% blue (148, 137, 72).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 51% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#948948 color codes

HEX	`#948948`
RGB	`rgb(148, 137, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 35%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 51%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 51%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.74, -5.01, 36.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.74, 36.4, 97.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.329, 24.656, 9.713)`
Decimal	`9734472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948948, 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 #948948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #948948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948948; }
.text { color: #948948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 137 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948948, #799448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #948948?: #948948 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948948?: The RGB value is 148, 137, 72: 148 red, 137 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948948?: The complementary color is #485394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948948?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.