What color is #93758E?

#93758E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93758E?

The RGB value is 147, 117, 142: 147 red, 117 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93758E?

The complementary color is #75937A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93758E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93758E color

#93758E rgb(147, 117, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #93758E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 45.9% green and 55.7% blue (147, 117, 142).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#93758E color codes

HEX	`#93758E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 117, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 45.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.82, 16.19, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.82, 18.59, 330.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.276, 20.879, 28.39)`
Decimal	`9663886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93758E, 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 #93758E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93758E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #93758E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93758e; }
.text { color: #93758e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93758e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 117 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93758e, #93757f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #93758E?: #93758E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93758E?: The RGB value is 147, 117, 142: 147 red, 117 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93758E?: The complementary color is #75937A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93758E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.