What color is #938174?

#938174 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938174?

The RGB value is 147, 129, 116: 147 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938174?

The complementary color is #748693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938174 color

#938174 rgb(147, 129, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938174 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.6% green and 45.5% blue (147, 129, 116).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#938174 color codes

HEX	`#938174`
RGB	`rgb(147, 129, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, 4.66, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 10.64, 64.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.035, 23.165, 19.777)`
Decimal	`9666932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938174, 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 #938174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #938174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938174; }
.text { color: #938174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 129 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938174, #939174); }

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Questions

What color is #938174?: #938174 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938174?: The RGB value is 147, 129, 116: 147 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938174?: The complementary color is #748693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.