What color is #949170?

#949170 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 #949170?

The RGB value is 148, 145, 112: 148 red, 145 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949170?

The complementary color is #707394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949170 color

#949170 rgb(148, 145, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949170 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.9% green and 43.9% blue (148, 145, 112).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#949170 color codes

HEX	`#949170`
RGB	`rgb(148, 145, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, -4.52, 17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 18.53, 104.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.263, 27.717, 19.345)`
Decimal	`9736560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949170, 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 #949170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #949170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949170; }
.text { color: #949170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 145 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949170, #859470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #949170?: #949170 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 #949170?: The RGB value is 148, 145, 112: 148 red, 145 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949170?: The complementary color is #707394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.