What color is #93787F?

#93787F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93787F?

The RGB value is 147, 120, 127: 147 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93787F?

The complementary color is #78938C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93787F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93787F color

#93787F rgb(147, 120, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93787F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 47.1% green and 49.8% blue (147, 120, 127).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#93787F color codes

HEX	`#93787F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 120, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 47.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, 11.68, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 11.68, 0.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.58, 21.169, 22.971)`
Decimal	`9664639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93787F, 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 #93787F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93787F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #93787F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93787f; }
.text { color: #93787f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93787f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 120 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93787f, #937e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #93787F?: #93787F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93787F?: The RGB value is 147, 120, 127: 147 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93787F?: The complementary color is #78938C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93787F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.