What color is #94996F?

#94996F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94996F?

The RGB value is 148, 153, 111: 148 red, 153 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94996F?

The complementary color is #746F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94996F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94996F color

#94996F rgb(148, 153, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #94996F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60% green and 43.5% blue (148, 153, 111).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#94996F color codes

HEX	`#94996F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 153, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, -9.02, 21.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 23.35, 112.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.473, 30.226, 19.475)`
Decimal	`9738607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94996F, 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 #94996F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94996F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #94996F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94996f; }
.text { color: #94996f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94996f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 153 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94996f, #7f996f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #94996F?: #94996F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94996F?: The RGB value is 148, 153, 111: 148 red, 153 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94996F?: The complementary color is #746F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94996F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.