What color is #937D75?

#937D75 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937D75?

The RGB value is 147, 125, 117: 147 red, 125 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937D75?

The complementary color is #758B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937D75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937D75 color

#937D75 rgb(147, 125, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937D75 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 49% green and 45.9% blue (147, 125, 117).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% 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 5.43:1).

#937D75 color codes

HEX	`#937D75`
RGB	`rgb(147, 125, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 49%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.19, 7.11, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.19, 10.33, 46.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.577, 22.155, 19.913)`
Decimal	`9665909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937D75, 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 #937D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #937D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937d75; }
.text { color: #937d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 125 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937d75, #938c75); }

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Questions

What color is #937D75?: #937D75 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937D75?: The RGB value is 147, 125, 117: 147 red, 125 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937D75?: The complementary color is #758B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937D75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.