What color is #938179?

#938179 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938179?

The RGB value is 147, 129, 121: 147 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938179?

The complementary color is #798B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938179 color

#938179 rgb(147, 129, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938179 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (147, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#938179 color codes

HEX	`#938179`
RGB	`rgb(147, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, 5.47, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 8.77, 51.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.334, 23.285, 21.351)`
Decimal	`9666937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938179, 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 #938179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #938179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938179; }
.text { color: #938179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938179, #938e79); }

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Questions

What color is #938179?: #938179 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938179?: The RGB value is 147, 129, 121: 147 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938179?: The complementary color is #798B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.