What color is #938086?

#938086 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938086?

The RGB value is 147, 128, 134: 147 red, 128 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938086?

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

Is black or white text better on #938086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938086 color

#938086 rgb(147, 128, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938086 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.2% green and 52.5% blue (147, 128, 134).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#938086 color codes

HEX	`#938086`
RGB	`rgb(147, 128, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.44, 8.32, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.44, 8.34, 356.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.055, 23.363, 25.792)`
Decimal	`9666694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938086, 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 #938086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #938086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938086; }
.text { color: #938086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 128 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938086, #938480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #938086?: #938086 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938086?: The RGB value is 147, 128, 134: 147 red, 128 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938086?: The complementary color is #80938D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.