What color is #927D93?

#927D93 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927D93?

The RGB value is 146, 125, 147: 146 red, 125 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927D93?

The complementary color is #7E937D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927D93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927D93 color

#927D93 rgb(146, 125, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #927D93 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 49% green and 57.6% blue (146, 125, 147).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#927D93 color codes

HEX	`#927D93`
RGB	`rgb(146, 125, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 49%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.95, 12.17, -8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.95, 15.05, 323.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.453, 22.885, 30.727)`
Decimal	`9600403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927D93, 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 #927D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #927D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927d93; }
.text { color: #927d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 125 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927d93, #937d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #927D93?: #927D93 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927D93?: The RGB value is 146, 125, 147: 146 red, 125 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927D93?: The complementary color is #7E937D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927D93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.