What color is #936900?

#936900 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Alligator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936900?

The RGB value is 147, 105, 0: 147 red, 105 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936900?

The complementary color is #002A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936900?

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.

#936900 color

#936900 rgb(147, 105, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #936900 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 41.2% green and 0% blue (147, 105, 0).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 100% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Alligator (#886600), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#936900 color codes

HEX	`#936900`
RGB	`rgb(147, 105, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 41.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 100%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.38, 9.01, 54.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.38, 55.14, 80.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.086, 16.308, 2.248)`
Decimal	`9660672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936900, 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 #936900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936900 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 #936900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936900; }
.text { color: #936900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 105 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936900, #739300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #936900?: #936900 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Alligator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936900?: The RGB value is 147, 105, 0: 147 red, 105 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936900?: The complementary color is #002A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936900?: 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.