What color is #93766B?

#93766B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93766B?

The RGB value is 147, 118, 107: 147 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93766B?

The complementary color is #6B8893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93766B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93766B color

#93766B rgb(147, 118, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #93766B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 46.3% green and 42% blue (147, 118, 107).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#93766B color codes

HEX	`#93766B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 118, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 46.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, 9.58, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 14.1, 47.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.165, 20.222, 16.696)`
Decimal	`9664107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93766B, 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 #93766B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93766B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #93766B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93766b; }
.text { color: #93766b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93766b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 118 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93766b, #938a6b); }

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Questions

What color is #93766B?: #93766B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93766B?: The RGB value is 147, 118, 107: 147 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93766B?: The complementary color is #6B8893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93766B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.