What color is #937F92?

#937F92 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937F92?

The RGB value is 147, 127, 146: 147 red, 127 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937F92?

The complementary color is #7F9380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937F92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937F92 color

#937F92 rgb(147, 127, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937F92 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 49.8% green and 57.3% blue (147, 127, 146).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#937F92 color codes

HEX	`#937F92`
RGB	`rgb(147, 127, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 49.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.54, 11.18, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.54, 13.4, 326.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.81, 23.458, 30.409)`
Decimal	`9666450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937F92, 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 #937F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937F92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #937F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937f92; }
.text { color: #937f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 127 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937f92, #937f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #937F92?: #937F92 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937F92?: The RGB value is 147, 127, 146: 147 red, 127 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937F92?: The complementary color is #7F9380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937F92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.