What color is #949762?

#949762 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949762?

The RGB value is 148, 151, 98: 148 red, 151 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949762?

The complementary color is #656297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949762?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949762 color

#949762 rgb(148, 151, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949762 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.2% green and 38.4% blue (148, 151, 98).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#949762 color codes

HEX	`#949762`
RGB	`rgb(148, 151, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 35%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.06, -9.72, 27.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.06, 29.27, 109.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.484, 29.311, 15.868)`
Decimal	`9738082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949762, 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 #949762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #949762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949762; }
.text { color: #949762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 151 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949762, #7a9762); }

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Questions

What color is #949762?: #949762 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949762?: The RGB value is 148, 151, 98: 148 red, 151 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949762?: The complementary color is #656297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949762?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.