What color is #948B61?

#948B61 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 #948B61?

The RGB value is 148, 139, 97: 148 red, 139 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948B61?

The complementary color is #616A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948B61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948B61 color

#948B61 rgb(148, 139, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948B61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.5% green and 38% blue (148, 139, 97).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% 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 6.12:1).

#948B61 color codes

HEX	`#948B61`
RGB	`rgb(148, 139, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.68, -3.3, 23.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.68, 23.95, 97.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.603, 25.625, 15.01)`
Decimal	`9735009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948B61, 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 #948B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #948B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948b61; }
.text { color: #948b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 139 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948b61, #849461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #948B61?: #948B61 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 #948B61?: The RGB value is 148, 139, 97: 148 red, 139 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948B61?: The complementary color is #616A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948B61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.