What color is #948976?

#948976 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948976?

The RGB value is 148, 137, 118: 148 red, 137 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948976?

The complementary color is #768194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948976 color

#948976 rgb(148, 137, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948976 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.7% green and 46.3% blue (148, 137, 118).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#948976 color codes

HEX	`#948976`
RGB	`rgb(148, 137, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.56, 0.85, 11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.56, 11.72, 85.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.428, 25.496, 20.77)`
Decimal	`9734518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948976, 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 #948976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #948976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948976; }
.text { color: #948976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 137 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948976, #909476); }

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Questions

What color is #948976?: #948976 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948976?: The RGB value is 148, 137, 118: 148 red, 137 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948976?: The complementary color is #768194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.