What color is #937D69?

#937D69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937D69?

The RGB value is 147, 125, 105: 147 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937D69?

The complementary color is #697F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937D69 color

#937D69 rgb(147, 125, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #937D69 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 49% green and 41.2% blue (147, 125, 105).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#937D69 color codes

HEX	`#937D69`
RGB	`rgb(147, 125, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 49%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, 5.26, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 15.01, 69.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.916, 21.891, 16.433)`
Decimal	`9665897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937D69, 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 #937D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #937D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937d69; }
.text { color: #937d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 125 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937d69, #939269); }

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Questions

What color is #937D69?: #937D69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937D69?: The RGB value is 147, 125, 105: 147 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937D69?: The complementary color is #697F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.