What color is #94917D?

#94917D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94917D?

The RGB value is 148, 145, 125: 148 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94917D?

The complementary color is #7D8094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94917D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94917D color

#94917D rgb(148, 145, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94917D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.9% green and 49% blue (148, 145, 125).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#94917D color codes

HEX	`#94917D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 145, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.91, -2.47, 11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.91, 11.3, 102.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.04, 28.028, 23.436)`
Decimal	`9736573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94917D, 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 #94917D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94917D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #94917D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94917d; }
.text { color: #94917d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94917d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 145 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94917d, #8b947d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #94917D?: #94917D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94917D?: The RGB value is 148, 145, 125: 148 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94917D?: The complementary color is #7D8094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94917D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.