What color is #936C46?

#936C46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936C46?

The RGB value is 147, 108, 70: 147 red, 108 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936C46?

The complementary color is #466D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936C46 color

#936C46 rgb(147, 108, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #936C46 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 42.4% green and 27.5% blue (147, 108, 70).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 52% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Barrel Aged (#8B6945), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#936C46 color codes

HEX	`#936C46`
RGB	`rgb(147, 108, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 42.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 35%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 52%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 52%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.72, 10.79, 27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.72, 29.29, 68.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.502, 17.372, 8.172)`
Decimal	`9661510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936C46, 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 #936C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #936C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936c46; }
.text { color: #936c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 108 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936c46, #939346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #936C46?: #936C46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936C46?: The RGB value is 147, 108, 70: 147 red, 108 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936C46?: The complementary color is #466D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.