What color is #934E46?

#934E46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Explosion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #934E46?

The RGB value is 147, 78, 70: 147 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #934E46?

The complementary color is #468B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #934E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#934E46 color

#934E46 rgb(147, 78, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #934E46 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 30.6% green and 27.5% blue (147, 78, 70).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 52% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Explosion (#8E473B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#934E46 color codes

HEX	`#934E46`
RGB	`rgb(147, 78, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 30.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 35%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 52%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 52%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.37, 28.02, 17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.37, 33.13, 32.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.864, 12.096, 7.292)`
Decimal	`9653830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #934E46, 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 #934E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#934E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #934E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #934e46; }
.text { color: #934e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #934e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 78 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #934e46, #937446); }

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Questions

What color is #934E46?: #934E46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Explosion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #934E46?: The RGB value is 147, 78, 70: 147 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #934E46?: The complementary color is #468B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #934E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.