What color is #935B08?

#935B08 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #935B08?

The RGB value is 147, 91, 8: 147 red, 91 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #935B08?

The complementary color is #084093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #935B08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#935B08 color

#935B08 rgb(147, 91, 8)

Shades of brown

The hex color #935B08 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 35.7% green and 3.1% blue (147, 91, 8).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 90% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 95% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Grizzly (#885818), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#935B08 color codes

HEX	`#935B08`
RGB	`rgb(147, 91, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 35.7%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 90%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 95%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 95%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.81, 17.25, 49.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.81, 52.87, 70.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.819, 13.704, 2.042)`
Decimal	`9657096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #935B08, 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 #935B08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#935B08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #935B08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #935b08; }
.text { color: #935b08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #935b08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 91 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #935b08, #859308); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

Questions

What color is #935B08?: #935B08 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #935B08?: The RGB value is 147, 91, 8: 147 red, 91 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #935B08?: The complementary color is #084093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #935B08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.