What color is #948E69?

#948E69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948E69?

The RGB value is 148, 142, 105: 148 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948E69?

The complementary color is #696F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948E69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948E69 color

#948E69 rgb(148, 142, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #948E69 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 55.7% green and 41.2% blue (148, 142, 105).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#948E69 color codes

HEX	`#948E69`
RGB	`rgb(148, 142, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 55.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.66, -3.88, 20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.66, 20.93, 100.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.436, 26.662, 17.221)`
Decimal	`9735785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948E69, 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 #948E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #948E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948e69; }
.text { color: #948e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 142 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948e69, #859469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #948E69?: #948E69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948E69?: The RGB value is 148, 142, 105: 148 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948E69?: The complementary color is #696F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948E69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.