What color is #936E6E?

#936E6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936E6E?

The RGB value is 147, 110, 110: 147 red, 110 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936E6E?

The complementary color is #6E9393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936E6E color

#936E6E rgb(147, 110, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #936E6E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 43.1% green and 43.1% blue (147, 110, 110).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#936E6E color codes

HEX	`#936E6E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 110, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 43.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.08, 14.67, 5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.08, 15.75, 21.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.423, 18.482, 17.24)`
Decimal	`9662062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936E6E, 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 #936E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	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 #936E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936e6e; }
.text { color: #936e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 110 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936e6e, #93816e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #936E6E?: #936E6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936E6E?: The RGB value is 147, 110, 110: 147 red, 110 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936E6E?: The complementary color is #6E9393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.