Information about #948A6F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #948A6F belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(148, 138, 111) — 58% red, 54.1% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 15 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #948A6F reads as a gently muted orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Abanakee (#928A6D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Grey Olive (#948A6C) and Arrowtown (#948771).

In RGB terms — rgb(148, 138, 111) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #948A6F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #948A6F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#948A6F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#948A6F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#948A6F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#948A6F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#948A6F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#948A6F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#956F8C
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Nearest named colors to #948A6F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Abanakee color link
Abanakee

#928A6D

Double Grey Olive color link
Double Grey Olive

#948A6C

Arrowtown color link
Arrowtown

#948771

Craigieburn color link
Craigieburn

#928874

Techno color link
Techno

#8E886E

Stonewall color link
Stonewall

#928573

Jetsam Brown color link
Jetsam Brown

#948575

Double Hillary color link
Double Hillary

#978E69

Treasure Chest color link
Treasure Chest

#9B8E6E

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Outback color link
Outback

#95826C

Pale Oyster color link
Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

#948A6F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#948A6F
  • RGB148, 138, 111
  • CMYK0, 4, 15, 42
  • CSSrgb(148, 138, 111)
  • HSL44°, 15%, 51%
  • HSL Precise43.784°, 14.741%, 50.784%
  • HSV44°, 25%, 58%
  • HSB44°, 25%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.541, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.541, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.541, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID948A6F
  • DECIMAL ID9734767
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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