What color is #938D78?

#938D78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938D78?

The RGB value is 147, 141, 120: 147 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938D78?

The complementary color is #787E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938D78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938D78 color

#938D78 rgb(147, 141, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938D78 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.3% green and 47.1% blue (147, 141, 120).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#938D78 color codes

HEX	`#938D78`
RGB	`rgb(147, 141, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.61, -1.46, 12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.61, 12.11, 96.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.947, 26.609, 21.588)`
Decimal	`9670008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938D78, 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 #938D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #938D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938d78; }
.text { color: #938d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 141 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938d78, #8b9378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #938D78?: #938D78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938D78?: The RGB value is 147, 141, 120: 147 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938D78?: The complementary color is #787E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938D78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.