What color is #937A55?

#937A55 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937A55?

The RGB value is 147, 122, 85: 147 red, 122 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937A55?

The complementary color is #556E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937A55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937A55 color

#937A55 rgb(147, 122, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #937A55 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 47.8% green and 33.3% blue (147, 122, 85).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 42% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#937A55 color codes

HEX	`#937A55`
RGB	`rgb(147, 122, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 47.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 42%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.71, 4.35, 23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.71, 24.27, 79.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.632, 20.779, 11.517)`
Decimal	`9665109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937A55, 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 #937A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #937A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937a55; }
.text { color: #937a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 122 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937a55, #8d9355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #937A55?: #937A55 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937A55?: The RGB value is 147, 122, 85: 147 red, 122 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937A55?: The complementary color is #556E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937A55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.