What color is #94946F?

#94946F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94946F?

The RGB value is 148, 148, 111: 148 red, 148 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94946F?

The complementary color is #6F6F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94946F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94946F color

#94946F rgb(148, 148, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #94946F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58% green and 43.5% blue (148, 148, 111).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#94946F color codes

HEX	`#94946F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 148, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.45, -6.31, 19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.45, 20.63, 107.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.672, 28.624, 19.208)`
Decimal	`9737327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94946F, 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 #94946F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94946F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #94946F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94946f; }
.text { color: #94946f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94946f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 148 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94946f, #82946f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #94946F?: #94946F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94946F?: The RGB value is 148, 148, 111: 148 red, 148 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94946F?: The complementary color is #6F6F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94946F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.