What color is #94927E?

#94927E 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 #94927E?

The RGB value is 148, 146, 126: 148 red, 146 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94927E?

The complementary color is #7E8094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94927E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94927E color

#94927E rgb(148, 146, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94927E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.3% green and 49.4% blue (148, 146, 126).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#94927E color codes

HEX	`#94927E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 146, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.21, -2.86, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.21, 11.25, 104.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.257, 28.36, 23.825)`
Decimal	`9736830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94927E, 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 #94927E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94927E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #94927E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94927e; }
.text { color: #94927e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94927e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 146 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94927e, #8b947e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #94927E?: #94927E 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 #94927E?: The RGB value is 148, 146, 126: 148 red, 146 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94927E?: The complementary color is #7E8094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94927E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.