What color is #938084?

#938084 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938084?

The RGB value is 147, 128, 132: 147 red, 128 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938084?

The complementary color is #80938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938084 color

#938084 rgb(147, 128, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938084 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.2% green and 51.8% blue (147, 128, 132).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#938084 color codes

HEX	`#938084`
RGB	`rgb(147, 128, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.39, 7.95, 0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.39, 7.97, 3.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.916, 23.308, 25.064)`
Decimal	`9666692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938084, 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 #938084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #938084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938084; }
.text { color: #938084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 128 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938084, #938580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #938084?: #938084 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938084?: The RGB value is 147, 128, 132: 147 red, 128 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938084?: The complementary color is #80938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.