What color is #93947D?

#93947D 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 #93947D?

The RGB value is 147, 148, 125: 147 red, 148 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93947D?

The complementary color is #7E7D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93947D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93947D color

#93947D rgb(147, 148, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93947D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58% green and 49% blue (147, 148, 125).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#93947D color codes

HEX	`#93947D`
RGB	`rgb(147, 148, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, -4.52, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 12.88, 110.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.324, 28.864, 23.583)`
Decimal	`9671805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93947D, 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 #93947D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93947D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #93947D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93947d; }
.text { color: #93947d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93947d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 148 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93947d, #87947d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #93947D?: #93947D 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 #93947D?: The RGB value is 147, 148, 125: 147 red, 148 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93947D?: The complementary color is #7E7D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93947D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.