What color is #938574?

#938574 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938574?

The RGB value is 147, 133, 116: 147 red, 133 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938574?

The complementary color is #748293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938574?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938574 color

#938574 rgb(147, 133, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938574 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 52.2% green and 45.5% blue (147, 133, 116).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#938574 color codes

HEX	`#938574`
RGB	`rgb(147, 133, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 52.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.33, 2.39, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.33, 11.35, 77.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.573, 24.24, 19.957)`
Decimal	`9667956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938574, 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 #938574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #938574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938574; }
.text { color: #938574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 133 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938574, #919374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #938574?: #938574 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938574?: The RGB value is 147, 133, 116: 147 red, 133 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938574?: The complementary color is #748293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938574?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.