What color is #949270?

#949270 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949270?

The RGB value is 148, 146, 112: 148 red, 146 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949270?

The complementary color is #707294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949270?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949270 color

#949270 rgb(148, 146, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949270 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.3% green and 43.9% blue (148, 146, 112).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#949270 color codes

HEX	`#949270`
RGB	`rgb(148, 146, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.91, -5.07, 18.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.91, 19.03, 105.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.416, 28.024, 19.396)`
Decimal	`9736816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949270, 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 #949270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #949270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949270; }
.text { color: #949270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 146 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949270, #849470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #949270?: #949270 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949270?: The RGB value is 148, 146, 112: 148 red, 146 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949270?: The complementary color is #707294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949270?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.