What color is #938166?

#938166 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938166?

The RGB value is 147, 129, 102: 147 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938166?

The complementary color is #667893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938166 color

#938166 rgb(147, 129, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #938166 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.6% green and 40% blue (147, 129, 102).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#938166 color codes

HEX	`#938166`
RGB	`rgb(147, 129, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.93, 2.56, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.93, 17.37, 81.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.281, 22.864, 15.807)`
Decimal	`9666918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938166, 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 #938166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #938166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938166; }
.text { color: #938166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 129 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938166, #8e9366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #938166?: #938166 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938166?: The RGB value is 147, 129, 102: 147 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938166?: The complementary color is #667893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.