What color is #948C6E?

#948C6E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948C6E?

The RGB value is 148, 140, 110: 148 red, 140 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948C6E?

The complementary color is #6E7694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948C6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948C6E color

#948C6E rgb(148, 140, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948C6E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.9% green and 43.1% blue (148, 140, 110).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#948C6E color codes

HEX	`#948C6E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 140, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.21, -2.05, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.21, 17.26, 96.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.405, 26.178, 18.516)`
Decimal	`9735278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948C6E, 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 #948C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #948C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948c6e; }
.text { color: #948c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 140 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948c6e, #89946e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #948C6E?: #948C6E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948C6E?: The RGB value is 148, 140, 110: 148 red, 140 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948C6E?: The complementary color is #6E7694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948C6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.