What color is #936263?

#936263 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936263?

The RGB value is 147, 98, 99: 147 red, 98 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936263?

The complementary color is #629392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936263?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936263 color

#936263 rgb(147, 98, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #936263 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 38.4% green and 38.8% blue (147, 98, 99).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 33% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#936263 color codes

HEX	`#936263`
RGB	`rgb(147, 98, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 38.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 33%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.76, 20.03, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.76, 21.41, 20.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.653, 15.84, 13.877)`
Decimal	`9658979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936263, 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 #936263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #936263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936263; }
.text { color: #936263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 98 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936263, #937962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #936263?: #936263 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936263?: The RGB value is 147, 98, 99: 147 red, 98 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936263?: The complementary color is #629392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936263?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.