What color is #949263?

#949263 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949263?

The RGB value is 148, 146, 99: 148 red, 146 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949263?

The complementary color is #636594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949263 color

#949263 rgb(148, 146, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949263 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.3% green and 38.8% blue (148, 146, 99).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 33% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#949263 color codes

HEX	`#949263`
RGB	`rgb(148, 146, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 33%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, -6.89, 25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 26.16, 105.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.744, 27.755, 15.856)`
Decimal	`9736803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949263, 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 #949263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #949263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949263; }
.text { color: #949263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 146 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949263, #7e9463); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #949263?: #949263 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949263?: The RGB value is 148, 146, 99: 148 red, 146 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949263?: The complementary color is #636594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.