What color is #949474?

#949474 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949474?

The RGB value is 148, 148, 116: 148 red, 148 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949474?

The complementary color is #747494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949474 color

#949474 rgb(148, 148, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949474 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58% green and 45.5% blue (148, 148, 116).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#949474 color codes

HEX	`#949474`
RGB	`rgb(148, 148, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.55, -5.56, 16.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.55, 17.87, 108.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.955, 28.737, 20.699)`
Decimal	`9737332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949474, 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 #949474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #949474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949474; }
.text { color: #949474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 148 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949474, #849474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #949474?: #949474 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949474?: The RGB value is 148, 148, 116: 148 red, 148 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949474?: The complementary color is #747494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.