What color is #948C49?

#948C49 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948C49?

The RGB value is 148, 140, 73: 148 red, 140 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948C49?

The complementary color is #495194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948C49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948C49 color

#948C49 rgb(148, 140, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #948C49 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.9% green and 28.6% blue (148, 140, 73).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 34% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 51% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#948C49 color codes

HEX	`#948C49`
RGB	`rgb(148, 140, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 34%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 51%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 51%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.59, -6.56, 36.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.59, 37.14, 100.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.794, 25.534, 10.03)`
Decimal	`9735241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948C49, 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 #948C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #948C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948c49; }
.text { color: #948c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 140 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948c49, #769449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #948C49?: #948C49 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948C49?: The RGB value is 148, 140, 73: 148 red, 140 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948C49?: The complementary color is #495194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948C49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.