What color is #936A2F?

#936A2F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivia. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936A2F?

The RGB value is 147, 106, 47: 147 red, 106 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936A2F?

The complementary color is #2F5893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936A2F color

#936A2F rgb(147, 106, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #936A2F is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 41.6% green and 18.4% blue (147, 106, 47).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 52% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 68% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Olivia (#996622), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#936A2F color codes

HEX	`#936A2F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 106, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 41.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 52%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 68%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 68%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, 10.09, 38.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 39.93, 75.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.701, 16.718, 4.983)`
Decimal	`9660975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936A2F, 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 #936A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #936A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936a2f; }
.text { color: #936a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 106 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936a2f, #8a932f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #936A2F?: #936A2F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivia. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936A2F?: The RGB value is 147, 106, 47: 147 red, 106 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936A2F?: The complementary color is #2F5893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.