What color is #949179?

#949179 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949179?

The RGB value is 148, 145, 121: 148 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949179?

The complementary color is #797C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949179 color

#949179 rgb(148, 145, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949179 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.9% green and 47.5% blue (148, 145, 121).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#949179 color codes

HEX	`#949179`
RGB	`rgb(148, 145, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, -3.13, 13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 13.53, 103.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.789, 27.928, 22.117)`
Decimal	`9736569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949179, 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 #949179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #949179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949179; }
.text { color: #949179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 145 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949179, #8a9479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949179?: #949179 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949179?: The RGB value is 148, 145, 121: 148 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949179?: The complementary color is #797C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.