What color is #93748A?

#93748A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93748A?

The RGB value is 147, 116, 138: 147 red, 116 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93748A?

The complementary color is #74937D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93748A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93748A color

#93748A rgb(147, 116, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #93748A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 45.5% green and 54.1% blue (147, 116, 138).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#93748A color codes

HEX	`#93748A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 116, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 45.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, 16.01, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 17.62, 335.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.865, 20.529, 26.798)`
Decimal	`9663626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93748A, 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 #93748A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93748A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #93748A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93748a; }
.text { color: #93748a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93748a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 116 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93748a, #93747a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #93748A?: #93748A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93748A?: The RGB value is 147, 116, 138: 147 red, 116 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93748A?: The complementary color is #74937D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93748A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.