What color is #949C6A?

#949C6A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949C6A?

The RGB value is 148, 156, 106: 148 red, 156 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949C6A?

The complementary color is #726A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949C6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949C6A color

#949C6A rgb(148, 156, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #949C6A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.2% green and 41.6% blue (148, 156, 106).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#949C6A color codes

HEX	`#949C6A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 156, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 32%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.6, -11.33, 25.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.6, 27.71, 114.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.703, 31.114, 18.232)`
Decimal	`9739370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949C6A, 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 #949C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #949C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949c6a; }
.text { color: #949c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 156 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949c6a, #7b9c6a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #949C6A?: #949C6A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949C6A?: The RGB value is 148, 156, 106: 148 red, 156 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949C6A?: The complementary color is #726A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949C6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.