What color is #937790?

#937790 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 #937790?

The RGB value is 147, 119, 144: 147 red, 119 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937790?

The complementary color is #77937A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937790 color

#937790 rgb(147, 119, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937790 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 46.7% green and 56.5% blue (147, 119, 144).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#937790 color codes

HEX	`#937790`
RGB	`rgb(147, 119, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 46.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, 15.42, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 18.07, 328.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.663, 21.411, 29.266)`
Decimal	`9664400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937790, 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 #937790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #937790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937790; }
.text { color: #937790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 119 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937790, #937782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #937790?: #937790 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 #937790?: The RGB value is 147, 119, 144: 147 red, 119 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937790?: The complementary color is #77937A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.