What color is #935C1F?

#935C1F is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chilli Con Carne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #935C1F?

The RGB value is 147, 92, 31: 147 red, 92 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #935C1F?

The complementary color is #1F5693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #935C1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#935C1F color

#935C1F rgb(147, 92, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #935C1F is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 36.1% green and 12.2% blue (147, 92, 31).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 65% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 79% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chilli Con Carne (#985E2B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#935C1F color codes

HEX	`#935C1F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 92, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 36.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 65%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 79%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 79%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.17, 17.34, 42.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.17, 45.81, 67.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.108, 13.958, 3.142)`
Decimal	`9657375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #935C1F, 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 #935C1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#935C1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #935C1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #935c1f; }
.text { color: #935c1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #935c1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 92 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #935c1f, #90931f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

Questions

What color is #935C1F?: #935C1F is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chilli Con Carne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #935C1F?: The RGB value is 147, 92, 31: 147 red, 92 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #935C1F?: The complementary color is #1F5693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #935C1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.