What color is #94955B?

#94955B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94955B?

The RGB value is 148, 149, 91: 148 red, 149 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94955B?

The complementary color is #5C5B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94955B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94955B color

#94955B rgb(148, 149, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #94955B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58.4% green and 35.7% blue (148, 149, 91).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#94955B color codes

HEX	`#94955B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 149, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 39%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, -9.51, 30.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 31.96, 107.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.849, 28.547, 14.097)`
Decimal	`9737563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94955B, 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 #94955B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94955B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #94955B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94955b; }
.text { color: #94955b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94955b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 149 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94955b, #77955b); }

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Questions

What color is #94955B?: #94955B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94955B?: The RGB value is 148, 149, 91: 148 red, 149 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94955B?: The complementary color is #5C5B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94955B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.