What color is #938668?

#938668 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 #938668?

The RGB value is 147, 134, 104: 147 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938668?

The complementary color is #687593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938668?

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.

#938668 color

#938668 rgb(147, 134, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #938668 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 52.5% green and 40.8% blue (147, 134, 104).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#938668 color codes

HEX	`#938668`
RGB	`rgb(147, 134, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 52.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.34, 0.02, 17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.34, 17.97, 89.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.057, 24.253, 16.561)`
Decimal	`9668200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938668, 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 #938668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938668 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 #938668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938668; }
.text { color: #938668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 134 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938668, #8a9368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #938668?: #938668 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 #938668?: The RGB value is 147, 134, 104: 147 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938668?: The complementary color is #687593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938668?: 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.