What color is #94997B?

#94997B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94997B?

The RGB value is 148, 153, 123: 148 red, 153 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94997B?

The complementary color is #807B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94997B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94997B color

#94997B rgb(148, 153, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #94997B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60% green and 48.2% blue (148, 153, 123).

Its hue angle is 70°, 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 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#94997B color codes

HEX	`#94997B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 153, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, -7.19, 15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 16.81, 115.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.179, 30.509, 23.192)`
Decimal	`9738619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94997B, 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 #94997B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94997B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #94997B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94997b; }
.text { color: #94997b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94997b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 153 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94997b, #85997b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #94997B?: #94997B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94997B?: The RGB value is 148, 153, 123: 148 red, 153 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94997B?: The complementary color is #807B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94997B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.