What color is #949452?

#949452 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949452?

The RGB value is 148, 148, 82: 148 red, 148 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949452?

The complementary color is #525294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949452?

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.

#949452 color

#949452 rgb(148, 148, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949452 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58% green and 32.2% blue (148, 148, 82).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 29% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#949452 color codes

HEX	`#949452`
RGB	`rgb(148, 148, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 29%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 45%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 45%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.97, -9.98, 34.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.97, 36.17, 106.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.326, 28.085, 12.121)`
Decimal	`9737298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949452, 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 #949452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949452 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 #949452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949452; }
.text { color: #949452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 148 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949452, #739452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #949452?: #949452 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949452?: The RGB value is 148, 148, 82: 148 red, 148 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949452?: The complementary color is #525294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949452?: 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.