What color is #93727B?

#93727B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93727B?

The RGB value is 147, 114, 123: 147 red, 114 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93727B?

The complementary color is #72938A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93727B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93727B color

#93727B rgb(147, 114, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #93727B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 44.7% green and 48.2% blue (147, 114, 123).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#93727B color codes

HEX	`#93727B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 114, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 44.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.46, 14.46, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.46, 14.46, 0.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.625, 19.669, 21.392)`
Decimal	`9663099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93727B, 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 #93727B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93727B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #93727B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93727b; }
.text { color: #93727b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93727b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 114 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93727b, #937972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #93727B?: #93727B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93727B?: The RGB value is 147, 114, 123: 147 red, 114 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93727B?: The complementary color is #72938A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93727B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.