What color is #937565?

#937565 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937565?

The RGB value is 147, 117, 101: 147 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937565?

The complementary color is #658393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937565?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937565 color

#937565 rgb(147, 117, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #937565 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 45.9% green and 39.6% blue (147, 117, 101).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#937565 color codes

HEX	`#937565`
RGB	`rgb(147, 117, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 45.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, 9.29, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 16.21, 55.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.743, 19.866, 15.051)`
Decimal	`9663845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937565, 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 #937565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #937565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937565; }
.text { color: #937565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 117 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937565, #938c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #937565?: #937565 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937565?: The RGB value is 147, 117, 101: 147 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937565?: The complementary color is #658393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937565?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.