What color is #949769?

#949769 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949769?

The RGB value is 148, 151, 105: 148 red, 151 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949769?

The complementary color is #6C6997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949769?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949769 color

#949769 rgb(148, 151, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949769 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.2% green and 41.2% blue (148, 151, 105).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#949769 color codes

HEX	`#949769`
RGB	`rgb(148, 151, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, -8.79, 23.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 25.5, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.829, 29.449, 17.685)`
Decimal	`9738089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949769, 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 #949769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #949769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949769; }
.text { color: #949769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 151 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949769, #7d9769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #949769?: #949769 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949769?: The RGB value is 148, 151, 105: 148 red, 151 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949769?: The complementary color is #6C6997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949769?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.