What color is #93887E?

#93887E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93887E?

The RGB value is 147, 136, 126: 147 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93887E?

The complementary color is #7E8993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93887E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93887E color

#93887E rgb(147, 136, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93887E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 53.3% green and 49.4% blue (147, 136, 126).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#93887E color codes

HEX	`#93887E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 136, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 53.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, 2.34, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 7.24, 71.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.602, 25.318, 23.325)`
Decimal	`9668734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93887E, 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 #93887E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93887E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #93887E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93887e; }
.text { color: #93887e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93887e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 136 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93887e, #93937e); }

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Questions

What color is #93887E?: #93887E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93887E?: The RGB value is 147, 136, 126: 147 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93887E?: The complementary color is #7E8993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93887E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.