What color is #949074?

#949074 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949074?

The RGB value is 148, 144, 116: 148 red, 144 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949074?

The complementary color is #747894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949074 color

#949074 rgb(148, 144, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949074 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.5% green and 45.5% blue (148, 144, 116).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#949074 color codes

HEX	`#949074`
RGB	`rgb(148, 144, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.44, -3.36, 15.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.44, 15.81, 102.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.338, 27.504, 20.494)`
Decimal	`9736308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949074, 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 #949074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #949074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949074; }
.text { color: #949074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 144 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949074, #889474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #949074?: #949074 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949074?: The RGB value is 148, 144, 116: 148 red, 144 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949074?: The complementary color is #747894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.