What color is #934D34?

#934D34 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gingerbread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #934D34?

The RGB value is 147, 77, 52: 147 red, 77 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #934D34?

The complementary color is #347A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #934D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#934D34 color

#934D34 rgb(147, 77, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #934D34 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 30.2% green and 20.4% blue (147, 77, 52).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 48% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 65% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gingerbread (#8C4A2F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#934D34 color codes

HEX	`#934D34`
RGB	`rgb(147, 77, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 30.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 48%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 65%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 65%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.83, 27.07, 27.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.83, 38.78, 45.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.308, 11.76, 4.712)`
Decimal	`9653556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #934D34, 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 #934D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#934D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	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 #934D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #934d34; }
.text { color: #934d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #934d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 77 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #934d34, #937c34); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #934D34?: #934D34 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gingerbread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #934D34?: The RGB value is 147, 77, 52: 147 red, 77 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #934D34?: The complementary color is #347A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #934D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.