What color is #938B69?

#938B69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938B69?

The RGB value is 147, 139, 105: 147 red, 139 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938B69?

The complementary color is #697193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938B69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938B69 color

#938B69 rgb(147, 139, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #938B69 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.5% green and 41.2% blue (147, 139, 105).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#938B69 color codes

HEX	`#938B69`
RGB	`rgb(147, 139, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.74, -2.63, 19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.74, 19.48, 97.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.815, 25.689, 17.066)`
Decimal	`9669481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938B69, 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 #938B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #938B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938b69; }
.text { color: #938b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 139 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938b69, #869369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #938B69?: #938B69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938B69?: The RGB value is 147, 139, 105: 147 red, 139 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938B69?: The complementary color is #697193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938B69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.