What color is #949877?

#949877 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949877?

The RGB value is 148, 152, 119: 148 red, 152 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949877?

The complementary color is #7B7798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949877 color

#949877 rgb(148, 152, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949877 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.6% green and 46.7% blue (148, 152, 119).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#949877 color codes

HEX	`#949877`
RGB	`rgb(148, 152, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, -7.28, 16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 18.43, 113.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.771, 30.084, 21.846)`
Decimal	`9738359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949877, 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 #949877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #949877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949877; }
.text { color: #949877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 152 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949877, #849877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #949877?: #949877 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949877?: The RGB value is 148, 152, 119: 148 red, 152 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949877?: The complementary color is #7B7798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.