What color is #937D8E?

#937D8E 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 #937D8E?

The RGB value is 147, 125, 142: 147 red, 125 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937D8E?

The complementary color is #7D9382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937D8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937D8E color

#937D8E rgb(147, 125, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937D8E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 49% green and 55.7% blue (147, 125, 142).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#937D8E color codes

HEX	`#937D8E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 125, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 49%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.89, 11.55, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.89, 13.03, 332.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.248, 22.824, 28.714)`
Decimal	`9665934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937D8E, 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 #937D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #937D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937d8e; }
.text { color: #937d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 125 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937d8e, #937d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #937D8E?: #937D8E 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 #937D8E?: The RGB value is 147, 125, 142: 147 red, 125 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937D8E?: The complementary color is #7D9382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937D8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.