What color is #949C7F?

#949C7F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949C7F?

The RGB value is 148, 156, 127: 148 red, 156 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949C7F?

The complementary color is #877F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949C7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949C7F color

#949C7F rgb(148, 156, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #949C7F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.2% green and 49.8% blue (148, 156, 127).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#949C7F color codes

HEX	`#949C7F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 156, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, -8.16, 14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 16.42, 119.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.932, 31.605, 24.703)`
Decimal	`9739391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949C7F, 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 #949C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #949C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949c7f; }
.text { color: #949c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 156 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949c7f, #869c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #949C7F?: #949C7F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949C7F?: The RGB value is 148, 156, 127: 148 red, 156 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949C7F?: The complementary color is #877F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949C7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.