What color is #93916E?

#93916E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93916E?

The RGB value is 147, 145, 110: 147 red, 145 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93916E?

The complementary color is #6E7093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93916E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93916E color

#93916E rgb(147, 145, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #93916E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.9% green and 43.1% blue (147, 145, 110).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#93916E color codes

HEX	`#93916E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 145, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.51, -5.22, 18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.51, 19.61, 105.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.972, 27.58, 18.757)`
Decimal	`9671022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93916E, 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 #93916E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93916E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #93916E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93916e; }
.text { color: #93916e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93916e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 145 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93916e, #83936e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #93916E?: #93916E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93916E?: The RGB value is 147, 145, 110: 147 red, 145 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93916E?: The complementary color is #6E7093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93916E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.