What color is #949464?

#949464 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949464?

The RGB value is 148, 148, 100: 148 red, 148 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949464?

The complementary color is #646494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949464?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949464 color

#949464 rgb(148, 148, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949464 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58% green and 39.2% blue (148, 148, 100).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#949464 color codes

HEX	`#949464`
RGB	`rgb(148, 148, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 32%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.25, -7.84, 25.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.25, 26.63, 107.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.103, 28.396, 16.213)`
Decimal	`9737316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949464, 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 #949464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #949464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949464; }
.text { color: #949464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 148 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949464, #7c9464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #949464?: #949464 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949464?: The RGB value is 148, 148, 100: 148 red, 148 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949464?: The complementary color is #646494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949464?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.