What color is #937A73?

#937A73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937A73?

The RGB value is 147, 122, 115: 147 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937A73?

The complementary color is #738C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937A73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937A73 color

#937A73 rgb(147, 122, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937A73 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 47.8% green and 45.1% blue (147, 122, 115).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#937A73 color codes

HEX	`#937A73`
RGB	`rgb(147, 122, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 47.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.34, 8.51, 7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.34, 11.31, 41.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.087, 21.361, 19.176)`
Decimal	`9665139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937A73, 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 #937A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #937A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937a73; }
.text { color: #937a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 122 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937a73, #938a73); }

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Questions

What color is #937A73?: #937A73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937A73?: The RGB value is 147, 122, 115: 147 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937A73?: The complementary color is #738C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937A73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.