What color is #938C74?

#938C74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938C74?

The RGB value is 147, 140, 116: 147 red, 140 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938C74?

The complementary color is #747B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938C74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938C74 color

#938C74 rgb(147, 140, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #938C74 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.9% green and 45.5% blue (147, 140, 116).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% 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 6.24:1).

#938C74 color codes

HEX	`#938C74`
RGB	`rgb(147, 140, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -1.54, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 13.87, 96.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.563, 26.221, 20.287)`
Decimal	`9669748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938C74, 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 #938C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #938C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938c74; }
.text { color: #938c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 140 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938c74, #8a9374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #938C74?: #938C74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938C74?: The RGB value is 147, 140, 116: 147 red, 140 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938C74?: The complementary color is #747B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938C74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.