What color is #938371?

#938371 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 #938371?

The RGB value is 147, 131, 113: 147 red, 131 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938371?

The complementary color is #718193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938371?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938371 color

#938371 rgb(147, 131, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938371 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51.4% green and 44.3% blue (147, 131, 113).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#938371 color codes

HEX	`#938371`
RGB	`rgb(147, 131, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.71, 3.05, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.71, 12.34, 75.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.13, 23.629, 18.962)`
Decimal	`9667441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938371, 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 #938371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #938371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938371; }
.text { color: #938371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 131 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938371, #929371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #938371?: #938371 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 #938371?: The RGB value is 147, 131, 113: 147 red, 131 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938371?: The complementary color is #718193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938371?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.