What color is #93967F?

#93967F 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 #93967F?

The RGB value is 147, 150, 127: 147 red, 150 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93967F?

The complementary color is #827F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93967F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93967F color

#93967F rgb(147, 150, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93967F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58.8% green and 49.8% blue (147, 150, 127).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#93967F color codes

HEX	`#93967F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 150, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, -5.28, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 12.91, 114.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.769, 29.548, 24.368)`
Decimal	`9672319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93967F, 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 #93967F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93967F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #93967F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93967f; }
.text { color: #93967f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93967f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 150 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93967f, #88967f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #93967F?: #93967F 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 #93967F?: The RGB value is 147, 150, 127: 147 red, 150 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93967F?: The complementary color is #827F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93967F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.