What color is #938B6B?

#938B6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938B6B?

The RGB value is 147, 139, 107: 147 red, 139 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938B6B?

The complementary color is #6B7393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938B6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938B6B color

#938B6B rgb(147, 139, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #938B6B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.5% green and 42% blue (147, 139, 107).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#938B6B color codes

HEX	`#938B6B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 139, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, -2.34, 18.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 18.38, 97.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.919, 25.73, 17.614)`
Decimal	`9669483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938B6B, 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 #938B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #938B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938b6b; }
.text { color: #938b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 139 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938b6b, #87936b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #938B6B?: #938B6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938B6B?: The RGB value is 147, 139, 107: 147 red, 139 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938B6B?: The complementary color is #6B7393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938B6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.