What color is #936466?

#936466 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936466?

The RGB value is 147, 100, 102: 147 red, 100 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936466?

The complementary color is #649391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936466?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936466 color

#936466 rgb(147, 100, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #936466 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 39.2% green and 40% blue (147, 100, 102).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#936466 color codes

HEX	`#936466`
RGB	`rgb(147, 100, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 39.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.34, 19.29, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.34, 20.38, 18.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.989, 16.278, 14.71)`
Decimal	`9659494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936466, 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 #936466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #936466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936466; }
.text { color: #936466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 100 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936466, #937964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #936466?: #936466 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936466?: The RGB value is 147, 100, 102: 147 red, 100 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936466?: The complementary color is #649391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936466?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.