What color is #949C83?

#949C83 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949C83?

The RGB value is 148, 156, 131: 148 red, 156 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949C83?

The complementary color is #8B839C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949C83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949C83 color

#949C83 rgb(148, 156, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #949C83 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.2% green and 51.4% blue (148, 156, 131).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#949C83 color codes

HEX	`#949C83`
RGB	`rgb(148, 156, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.1, -7.49, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.1, 14.27, 121.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.197, 31.712, 26.104)`
Decimal	`9739395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949C83, 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 #949C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #949C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949c83; }
.text { color: #949c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 156 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949c83, #889c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #949C83?: #949C83 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949C83?: The RGB value is 148, 156, 131: 148 red, 156 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949C83?: The complementary color is #8B839C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949C83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.