What color is #937970?

#937970 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937970?

The RGB value is 147, 121, 112: 147 red, 121 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937970?

The complementary color is #708A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937970 color

#937970 rgb(147, 121, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937970 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 47.5% green and 43.9% blue (147, 121, 112).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#937970 color codes

HEX	`#937970`
RGB	`rgb(147, 121, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 47.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, 8.61, 8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 12.25, 45.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.795, 21.048, 18.241)`
Decimal	`9664880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937970, 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 #937970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #937970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937970; }
.text { color: #937970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 121 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937970, #938b70); }

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Questions

What color is #937970?: #937970 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937970?: The RGB value is 147, 121, 112: 147 red, 121 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937970?: The complementary color is #708A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.