What color is #949879?

#949879 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949879?

The RGB value is 148, 152, 121: 148 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949879?

The complementary color is #7D7998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949879 color

#949879 rgb(148, 152, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949879 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.6% green and 47.5% blue (148, 152, 121).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#949879 color codes

HEX	`#949879`
RGB	`rgb(148, 152, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, -6.97, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 17.33, 113.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.892, 30.133, 22.485)`
Decimal	`9738361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949879, 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 #949879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #949879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949879; }
.text { color: #949879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 152 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949879, #859879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #949879?: #949879 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949879?: The RGB value is 148, 152, 121: 148 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949879?: The complementary color is #7D7998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.