What color is #93957E?

#93957E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93957E?

The RGB value is 147, 149, 126: 147 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93957E?

The complementary color is #807E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93957E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93957E color

#93957E rgb(147, 149, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93957E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58.4% green and 49.4% blue (147, 149, 126).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#93957E color codes

HEX	`#93957E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 149, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, -4.9, 11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 12.89, 112.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.546, 29.204, 23.973)`
Decimal	`9672062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93957E, 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 #93957E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93957E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #93957E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93957e; }
.text { color: #93957e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93957e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 149 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93957e, #88957e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #93957E?: #93957E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93957E?: The RGB value is 147, 149, 126: 147 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93957E?: The complementary color is #807E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93957E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.