What color is #948A74?

#948A74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948A74?

The RGB value is 148, 138, 116: 148 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948A74?

The complementary color is #747E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948A74 color

#948A74 rgb(148, 138, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948A74 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.1% green and 45.5% blue (148, 138, 116).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#948A74 color codes

HEX	`#948A74`
RGB	`rgb(148, 138, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, -0.03, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 13.15, 90.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.454, 25.734, 20.199)`
Decimal	`9734772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948A74, 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 #948A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #948A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948a74; }
.text { color: #948a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 138 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948a74, #8e9474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #948A74?: #948A74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948A74?: The RGB value is 148, 138, 116: 148 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948A74?: The complementary color is #747E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.