What color is #943D17?

#943D17 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #943D17?

The RGB value is 148, 61, 23: 148 red, 61 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #943D17?

The complementary color is #176E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #943D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#943D17 color

#943D17 rgb(148, 61, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #943D17 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 23.9% green and 9% blue (148, 61, 23).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 73% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 84% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hot Brown (#984218), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#943D17 color codes

HEX	`#943D17`
RGB	`rgb(148, 61, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 23.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 73%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 84%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 84%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.29, 34.58, 39.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.29, 52.59, 48.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.038, 9.697, 1.943)`
Decimal	`9714967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #943D17, 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 #943D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#943D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #943D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #943d17; }
.text { color: #943d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #943d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 61 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #943d17, #947c17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saddle Brown.

Questions

What color is #943D17?: #943D17 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #943D17?: The RGB value is 148, 61, 23: 148 red, 61 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #943D17?: The complementary color is #176E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #943D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.