What color is #936868?

#936868 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936868?

The RGB value is 147, 104, 104: 147 red, 104 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936868?

The complementary color is #689393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936868?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936868 color

#936868 rgb(147, 104, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #936868 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 40.8% green and 40.8% blue (147, 104, 104).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#936868 color codes

HEX	`#936868`
RGB	`rgb(147, 104, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 40.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, 17.26, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 18.58, 21.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.482, 17.104, 15.369)`
Decimal	`9660520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936868, 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 #936868	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936868 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #936868 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936868; }
.text { color: #936868; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936868; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 104 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936868, #937e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #936868?: #936868 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936868?: The RGB value is 147, 104, 104: 147 red, 104 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936868?: The complementary color is #689393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936868?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.