What color is #937C8E?

#937C8E 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 #937C8E?

The RGB value is 147, 124, 142: 147 red, 124 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937C8E?

The complementary color is #7C9381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937C8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937C8E color

#937C8E rgb(147, 124, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937C8E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 48.6% green and 55.7% blue (147, 124, 142).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#937C8E color codes

HEX	`#937C8E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 124, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 48.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.63, 12.13, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.63, 13.73, 332.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.122, 22.572, 28.672)`
Decimal	`9665678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937C8E, 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 #937C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #937C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937c8e; }
.text { color: #937c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 124 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937c8e, #937c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #937C8E?: #937C8E 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 #937C8E?: The RGB value is 147, 124, 142: 147 red, 124 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937C8E?: The complementary color is #7C9381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937C8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.