What color is #94904F?

#94904F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94904F?

The RGB value is 148, 144, 79: 148 red, 144 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94904F?

The complementary color is #4F5394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94904F?

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.

#94904F color

#94904F rgb(148, 144, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #94904F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.5% green and 31% blue (148, 144, 79).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 30% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 47% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#94904F color codes

HEX	`#94904F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 144, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 47%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 47%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.8, -8.14, 34.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.8, 35.83, 103.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.598, 26.808, 11.327)`
Decimal	`9736271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94904F, 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 #94904F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94904F 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 #94904F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94904f; }
.text { color: #94904f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94904f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 144 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94904f, #76944f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #94904F?: #94904F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94904F?: The RGB value is 148, 144, 79: 148 red, 144 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94904F?: The complementary color is #4F5394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94904F?: 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.