What color is #948F7A?

#948F7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948F7A?

The RGB value is 148, 143, 122: 148 red, 143 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948F7A?

The complementary color is #7A7F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948F7A color

#948F7A rgb(148, 143, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948F7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.1% green and 47.8% blue (148, 143, 122).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#948F7A color codes

HEX	`#948F7A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 143, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.29, -1.86, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.29, 12, 98.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.548, 27.346, 22.341)`
Decimal	`9736058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948F7A, 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 #948F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #948F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948f7a; }
.text { color: #948f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 143 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948f7a, #8c947a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #948F7A?: #948F7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948F7A?: The RGB value is 148, 143, 122: 148 red, 143 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948F7A?: The complementary color is #7A7F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.