What color is #949947?

#949947 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949947?

The RGB value is 148, 153, 71: 148 red, 153 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949947?

The complementary color is #4C4799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949947?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949947 color

#949947 rgb(148, 153, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949947 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60% green and 27.8% blue (148, 153, 71).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#949947 color codes

HEX	`#949947`
RGB	`rgb(148, 153, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 54%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 54%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.25, -13.72, 41.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.25, 44.08, 108.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.742, 29.534, 10.357)`
Decimal	`9738567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949947, 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 #949947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #949947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949947; }
.text { color: #949947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 153 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949947, #6b9947); }

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Questions

What color is #949947?: #949947 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949947?: The RGB value is 148, 153, 71: 148 red, 153 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949947?: The complementary color is #4C4799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949947?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.