What color is #949070?

#949070 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949070?

The RGB value is 148, 144, 112: 148 red, 144 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949070?

The complementary color is #707494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949070?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949070 color

#949070 rgb(148, 144, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949070 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.5% green and 43.9% blue (148, 144, 112).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#949070 color codes

HEX	`#949070`
RGB	`rgb(148, 144, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -3.97, 17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 18.03, 102.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.111, 27.413, 19.294)`
Decimal	`9736304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949070, 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 #949070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #949070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949070; }
.text { color: #949070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 144 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949070, #869470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #949070?: #949070 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949070?: The RGB value is 148, 144, 112: 148 red, 144 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949070?: The complementary color is #707494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949070?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.