What color is #949365?

#949365 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949365?

The RGB value is 148, 147, 101: 148 red, 147 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949365?

The complementary color is #656694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949365?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949365 color

#949365 rgb(148, 147, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949365 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.6% green and 39.6% blue (148, 147, 101).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#949365 color codes

HEX	`#949365`
RGB	`rgb(148, 147, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, -7.17, 24.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 25.58, 106.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.996, 28.103, 16.417)`
Decimal	`9737061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949365, 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 #949365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #949365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949365; }
.text { color: #949365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 147 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949365, #7e9465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #949365?: #949365 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949365?: The RGB value is 148, 147, 101: 148 red, 147 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949365?: The complementary color is #656694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949365?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.