What color is #948E70?

#948E70 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948E70?

The RGB value is 148, 142, 112: 148 red, 142 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948E70?

The complementary color is #707694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948E70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948E70 color

#948E70 rgb(148, 142, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948E70 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 55.7% green and 43.9% blue (148, 142, 112).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#948E70 color codes

HEX	`#948E70`
RGB	`rgb(148, 142, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 55.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.8, -2.87, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.8, 17.07, 99.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.81, 26.812, 19.194)`
Decimal	`9735792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948E70, 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 #948E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #948E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948e70; }
.text { color: #948e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 142 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948e70, #889470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #948E70?: #948E70 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948E70?: The RGB value is 148, 142, 112: 148 red, 142 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948E70?: The complementary color is #707694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948E70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.