What color is #949676?

#949676 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949676?

The RGB value is 148, 150, 118: 148 red, 150 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949676?

The complementary color is #787696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949676 color

#949676 rgb(148, 150, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949676 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58.8% green and 46.3% blue (148, 150, 118).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#949676 color codes

HEX	`#949676`
RGB	`rgb(148, 150, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.15, -6.35, 16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.15, 17.85, 110.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.389, 29.417, 21.424)`
Decimal	`9737846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949676, 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 #949676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #949676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949676; }
.text { color: #949676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 150 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949676, #849676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #949676?: #949676 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949676?: The RGB value is 148, 150, 118: 148 red, 150 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949676?: The complementary color is #787696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.