What color is #93695A?

#93695A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93695A?

The RGB value is 147, 105, 90: 147 red, 105 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93695A?

The complementary color is #5A8493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93695A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93695A color

#93695A rgb(147, 105, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #93695A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 41.2% green and 35.3% blue (147, 105, 90).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 39% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#93695A color codes

HEX	`#93695A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 105, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 41.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 39%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.32, 14.77, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.32, 21.12, 45.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.93, 17.046, 11.964)`
Decimal	`9660762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93695A, 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 #93695A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#93695A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #93695A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93695a; }
.text { color: #93695a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93695a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 105 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93695a, #93855a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #93695A?: #93695A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93695A?: The RGB value is 147, 105, 90: 147 red, 105 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93695A?: The complementary color is #5A8493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93695A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.