What color is #949E52?

#949E52 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949E52?

The RGB value is 148, 158, 82: 148 red, 158 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949E52?

The complementary color is #5C529E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949E52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949E52 color

#949E52 rgb(148, 158, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #949E52 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62% green and 32.2% blue (148, 158, 82).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 32% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#949E52 color codes

HEX	`#949E52`
RGB	`rgb(148, 158, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 32%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 48%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 48%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, -15.28, 38.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 41.18, 111.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.963, 31.359, 12.666)`
Decimal	`9739858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949E52, 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 #949E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #949E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949e52; }
.text { color: #949e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 158 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949e52, #6e9e52); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #949E52?: #949E52 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949E52?: The RGB value is 148, 158, 82: 148 red, 158 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949E52?: The complementary color is #5C529E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949E52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.