What color is #93995D?

#93995D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93995D?

The RGB value is 147, 153, 93: 147 red, 153 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93995D?

The complementary color is #635D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93995D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93995D color

#93995D rgb(147, 153, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #93995D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60% green and 36.5% blue (147, 153, 93).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vitality (#8F9B5B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#93995D color codes

HEX	`#93995D`
RGB	`rgb(147, 153, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.46, -11.82, 30.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.46, 33, 111)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.4, 29.776, 14.763)`
Decimal	`9673053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93995D, 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 #93995D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93995D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #93995D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93995d; }
.text { color: #93995d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93995d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 153 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93995d, #75995d); }

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Questions

What color is #93995D?: #93995D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93995D?: The RGB value is 147, 153, 93: 147 red, 153 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93995D?: The complementary color is #635D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93995D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.