What color is #937C87?

#937C87 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937C87?

The RGB value is 147, 124, 135: 147 red, 124 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937C87?

The complementary color is #7C9388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937C87 color

#937C87 rgb(147, 124, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937C87 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 48.6% green and 52.9% blue (147, 124, 135).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#937C87 color codes

HEX	`#937C87`
RGB	`rgb(147, 124, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 48.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.42, 10.81, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.42, 11.13, 346.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.613, 22.368, 25.991)`
Decimal	`9665671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937C87, 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 #937C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #937C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937c87; }
.text { color: #937c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 124 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937c87, #937d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #937C87?: #937C87 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937C87?: The RGB value is 147, 124, 135: 147 red, 124 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937C87?: The complementary color is #7C9388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.