What color is #938468?

#938468 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 #938468?

The RGB value is 147, 132, 104: 147 red, 132 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938468?

The complementary color is #687793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938468?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938468 color

#938468 rgb(147, 132, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #938468 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51.8% green and 40.8% blue (147, 132, 104).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#938468 color codes

HEX	`#938468`
RGB	`rgb(147, 132, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.79, 1.15, 17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.79, 17.25, 86.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.783, 23.706, 16.47)`
Decimal	`9667688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938468, 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 #938468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #938468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938468; }
.text { color: #938468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 132 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938468, #8c9368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #938468?: #938468 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 #938468?: The RGB value is 147, 132, 104: 147 red, 132 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938468?: The complementary color is #687793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938468?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.