What color is #93606F?

#93606F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93606F?

The RGB value is 147, 96, 111: 147 red, 96 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93606F?

The complementary color is #609384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93606F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93606F color

#93606F rgb(147, 96, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #93606F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 37.6% green and 43.5% blue (147, 96, 111).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#93606F color codes

HEX	`#93606F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 96, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 37.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.6, 22.95, 0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.6, 22.95, 0.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.085, 15.718, 17.064)`
Decimal	`9658479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93606F, 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 #93606F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#93606F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	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 #93606F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93606f; }
.text { color: #93606f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93606f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 96 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93606f, #936b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #93606F?: #93606F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93606F?: The RGB value is 147, 96, 111: 147 red, 96 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93606F?: The complementary color is #609384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93606F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.