What color is #938C75?

#938C75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938C75?

The RGB value is 147, 140, 117: 147 red, 140 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938C75?

The complementary color is #757C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938C75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938C75 color

#938C75 rgb(147, 140, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #938C75 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.9% green and 45.9% blue (147, 140, 117).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#938C75 color codes

HEX	`#938C75`
RGB	`rgb(147, 140, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, -1.39, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 13.32, 95.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.621, 26.244, 20.595)`
Decimal	`9669749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938C75, 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 #938C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #938C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938c75; }
.text { color: #938c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 140 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938c75, #8b9375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #938C75?: #938C75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938C75?: The RGB value is 147, 140, 117: 147 red, 140 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938C75?: The complementary color is #757C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938C75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.