What color is #93810B?

#93810B is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93810B?

The RGB value is 147, 129, 11: 147 red, 129 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93810B?

The complementary color is #0B1D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93810B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93810B color

#93810B rgb(147, 129, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #93810B is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.6% green and 4.3% blue (147, 129, 11).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 86% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 93% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#93810B color codes

HEX	`#93810B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 129, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.6%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 86%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 93%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 93%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, -4.4, 57.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 57.19, 94.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.944, 21.929, 3.499)`
Decimal	`9666827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93810B, 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 #93810B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93810B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #93810B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93810b; }
.text { color: #93810b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93810b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 129 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93810b, #61930b); }

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Questions

What color is #93810B?: #93810B is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93810B?: The RGB value is 147, 129, 11: 147 red, 129 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93810B?: The complementary color is #0B1D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93810B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.