What color is #93947F?

#93947F 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 #93947F?

The RGB value is 147, 148, 127: 147 red, 148 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93947F?

The complementary color is #807F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93947F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93947F color

#93947F rgb(147, 148, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93947F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58% green and 49.8% blue (147, 148, 127).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#93947F color codes

HEX	`#93947F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 148, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, -4.18, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 11.77, 110.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.453, 28.915, 24.262)`
Decimal	`9671807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93947F, 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 #93947F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93947F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #93947F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93947f; }
.text { color: #93947f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93947f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 148 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93947f, #89947f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #93947F?: #93947F 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 #93947F?: The RGB value is 147, 148, 127: 147 red, 148 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93947F?: The complementary color is #807F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93947F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.