What color is #938C68?

#938C68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938C68?

The RGB value is 147, 140, 104: 147 red, 140 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938C68?

The complementary color is #686F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938C68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938C68 color

#938C68 rgb(147, 140, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #938C68 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.9% green and 40.8% blue (147, 140, 104).

Its hue angle is 50°, 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 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#938C68 color codes

HEX	`#938C68`
RGB	`rgb(147, 140, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, -3.33, 20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 20.49, 99.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.91, 25.959, 16.845)`
Decimal	`9669736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938C68, 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 #938C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #938C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938c68; }
.text { color: #938c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 140 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938c68, #849368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #938C68?: #938C68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938C68?: The RGB value is 147, 140, 104: 147 red, 140 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938C68?: The complementary color is #686F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938C68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.