What color is #949861?

#949861 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949861?

The RGB value is 148, 152, 97: 148 red, 152 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949861?

The complementary color is #656198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949861?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949861 color

#949861 rgb(148, 152, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949861 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.6% green and 38% blue (148, 152, 97).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#949861 color codes

HEX	`#949861`
RGB	`rgb(148, 152, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 36%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.32, -10.38, 28.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.32, 30.33, 110.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.599, 29.616, 15.675)`
Decimal	`9738337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949861, 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 #949861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #949861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949861; }
.text { color: #949861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 152 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949861, #789861); }

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Questions

What color is #949861?: #949861 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949861?: The RGB value is 148, 152, 97: 148 red, 152 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949861?: The complementary color is #656198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949861?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.