What color is #948D7F?

#948D7F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948D7F?

The RGB value is 148, 141, 127: 148 red, 141 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948D7F?

The complementary color is #7F8694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948D7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948D7F color

#948D7F rgb(148, 141, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948D7F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 55.3% green and 49.8% blue (148, 141, 127).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#948D7F color codes

HEX	`#948D7F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 141, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 55.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.86, 0.09, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.86, 8.4, 89.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.568, 26.878, 23.916)`
Decimal	`9735551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948D7F, 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 #948D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #948D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948d7f; }
.text { color: #948d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 141 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948d7f, #91947f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #948D7F?: #948D7F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948D7F?: The RGB value is 148, 141, 127: 148 red, 141 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948D7F?: The complementary color is #7F8694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948D7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.