What color is #93917F?

#93917F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93917F?

The RGB value is 147, 145, 127: 147 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93917F?

The complementary color is #7F8193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93917F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93917F color

#93917F rgb(147, 145, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93917F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.9% green and 49.8% blue (147, 145, 127).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#93917F color codes

HEX	`#93917F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 145, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, -2.53, 9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 10.15, 104.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.988, 27.986, 24.107)`
Decimal	`9671039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93917F, 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 #93917F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93917F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #93917F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93917f; }
.text { color: #93917f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93917f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 145 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93917f, #8b937f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #93917F?: #93917F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93917F?: The RGB value is 147, 145, 127: 147 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93917F?: The complementary color is #7F8193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93917F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.