What color is #949C85?

#949C85 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 #949C85?

The RGB value is 148, 156, 133: 148 red, 156 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949C85?

The complementary color is #8D859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949C85 color

#949C85 rgb(148, 156, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #949C85 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.2% green and 52.2% blue (148, 156, 133).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#949C85 color codes

HEX	`#949C85`
RGB	`rgb(148, 156, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.15, -7.15, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.15, 13.19, 122.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.334, 31.766, 26.825)`
Decimal	`9739397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949C85, 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 #949C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #949C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949c85; }
.text { color: #949c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 156 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949c85, #889c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #949C85?: #949C85 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 #949C85?: The RGB value is 148, 156, 133: 148 red, 156 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949C85?: The complementary color is #8D859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.