What color is #938877?

#938877 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938877?

The RGB value is 147, 136, 119: 147 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938877?

The complementary color is #778293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938877 color

#938877 rgb(147, 136, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938877 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 53.3% green and 46.7% blue (147, 136, 119).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% 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 6.03:1).

#938877 color codes

HEX	`#938877`
RGB	`rgb(147, 136, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 53.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.22, 1.18, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.22, 10.69, 83.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.166, 25.144, 21.029)`
Decimal	`9668727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938877, 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 #938877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #938877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938877; }
.text { color: #938877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 136 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938877, #909377); }

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Questions

What color is #938877?: #938877 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938877?: The RGB value is 147, 136, 119: 147 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938877?: The complementary color is #778293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.