What color is #937E8B?

#937E8B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937E8B?

The RGB value is 147, 126, 139: 147 red, 126 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937E8B?

The complementary color is #7E9386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937E8B color

#937E8B rgb(147, 126, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937E8B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 49.4% green and 54.5% blue (147, 126, 139).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#937E8B color codes

HEX	`#937E8B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 126, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 49.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, 10.4, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 11.16, 338.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.153, 22.989, 27.586)`
Decimal	`9666187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937E8B, 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 #937E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #937E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937e8b; }
.text { color: #937e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 126 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937e8b, #937e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #937E8B?: #937E8B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937E8B?: The RGB value is 147, 126, 139: 147 red, 126 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937E8B?: The complementary color is #7E9386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.