What color is #937670?

#937670 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937670?

The RGB value is 147, 118, 112: 147 red, 118 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937670?

The complementary color is #708D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937670?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937670 color

#937670 rgb(147, 118, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937670 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 46.3% green and 43.9% blue (147, 118, 112).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#937670 color codes

HEX	`#937670`
RGB	`rgb(147, 118, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 46.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.21, 10.34, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.21, 12.83, 36.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.436, 20.331, 18.121)`
Decimal	`9664112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937670, 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 #937670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #937670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937670; }
.text { color: #937670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 118 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937670, #938770); }

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Questions

What color is #937670?: #937670 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937670?: The RGB value is 147, 118, 112: 147 red, 118 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937670?: The complementary color is #708D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937670?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.