What color is #948A60?

#948A60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948A60?

The RGB value is 148, 138, 96: 148 red, 138 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948A60?

The complementary color is #606A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948A60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948A60 color

#948A60 rgb(148, 138, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948A60 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.1% green and 37.6% blue (148, 138, 96).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#948A60 color codes

HEX	`#948A60`
RGB	`rgb(148, 138, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, -2.88, 23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 24.06, 96.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.413, 25.318, 14.718)`
Decimal	`9734752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948A60, 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 #948A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #948A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948a60; }
.text { color: #948a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 138 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948a60, #849460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #948A60?: #948A60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948A60?: The RGB value is 148, 138, 96: 148 red, 138 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948A60?: The complementary color is #606A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948A60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.