What color is #937586?

#937586 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 #937586?

The RGB value is 147, 117, 134: 147 red, 117 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937586?

The complementary color is #759382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937586 color

#937586 rgb(147, 117, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #937586 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 45.9% green and 52.5% blue (147, 117, 134).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#937586 color codes

HEX	`#937586`
RGB	`rgb(147, 117, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 45.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, 14.68, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 15.45, 341.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.697, 20.648, 25.339)`
Decimal	`9663878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937586, 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 #937586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #937586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937586; }
.text { color: #937586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 117 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937586, #937577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #937586?: #937586 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 #937586?: The RGB value is 147, 117, 134: 147 red, 117 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937586?: The complementary color is #759382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.