What color is #948A71?

#948A71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948A71?

The RGB value is 148, 138, 113: 148 red, 138 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948A71?

The complementary color is #717B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948A71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948A71 color

#948A71 rgb(148, 138, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948A71 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.1% green and 44.3% blue (148, 138, 113).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#948A71 color codes

HEX	`#948A71`
RGB	`rgb(148, 138, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.72, -0.49, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.72, 14.77, 91.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.282, 25.666, 19.294)`
Decimal	`9734769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948A71, 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 #948A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #948A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948a71; }
.text { color: #948a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 138 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948a71, #8d9471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #948A71?: #948A71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948A71?: The RGB value is 148, 138, 113: 148 red, 138 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948A71?: The complementary color is #717B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948A71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.