What color is #938873?

#938873 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938873?

The RGB value is 147, 136, 115: 147 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938873?

The complementary color is #737E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938873 color

#938873 rgb(147, 136, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938873 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 53.3% green and 45.1% blue (147, 136, 115).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#938873 color codes

HEX	`#938873`
RGB	`rgb(147, 136, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 53.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, 0.54, 12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 12.8, 87.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.931, 25.05, 19.791)`
Decimal	`9668723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938873, 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 #938873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #938873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938873; }
.text { color: #938873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 136 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938873, #8e9373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #938873?: #938873 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938873?: The RGB value is 147, 136, 115: 147 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938873?: The complementary color is #737E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.