What color is #938470?

#938470 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938470?

The RGB value is 147, 132, 112: 147 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938470?

The complementary color is #707F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938470 color

#938470 rgb(147, 132, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #938470 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51.8% green and 43.9% blue (147, 132, 112).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#938470 color codes

HEX	`#938470`
RGB	`rgb(147, 132, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.96, 2.33, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.96, 13.09, 79.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.209, 23.876, 18.712)`
Decimal	`9667696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938470, 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 #938470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #938470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938470; }
.text { color: #938470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 132 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938470, #909370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #938470?: #938470 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938470?: The RGB value is 147, 132, 112: 147 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938470?: The complementary color is #707F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.