What color is #938466?

#938466 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 #938466?

The RGB value is 147, 132, 102: 147 red, 132 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938466?

The complementary color is #667593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938466?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938466 color

#938466 rgb(147, 132, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #938466 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51.8% green and 40% blue (147, 132, 102).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#938466 color codes

HEX	`#938466`
RGB	`rgb(147, 132, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.75, 0.86, 18.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.75, 18.32, 87.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.682, 23.666, 15.941)`
Decimal	`9667686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938466, 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 #938466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #938466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938466; }
.text { color: #938466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 132 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938466, #8b9366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #938466?: #938466 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 #938466?: The RGB value is 147, 132, 102: 147 red, 132 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938466?: The complementary color is #667593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938466?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.