What color is #938C71?

#938C71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938C71?

The RGB value is 147, 140, 113: 147 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938C71?

The complementary color is #717893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938C71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938C71 color

#938C71 rgb(147, 140, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #938C71 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.9% green and 44.3% blue (147, 140, 113).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#938C71 color codes

HEX	`#938C71`
RGB	`rgb(147, 140, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -2.01, 15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 15.52, 97.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.391, 26.152, 19.383)`
Decimal	`9669745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938C71, 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 #938C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #938C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938c71; }
.text { color: #938c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 140 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938c71, #899371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #938C71?: #938C71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938C71?: The RGB value is 147, 140, 113: 147 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938C71?: The complementary color is #717893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938C71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.