What color is #93808C?

#93808C 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 #93808C?

The RGB value is 147, 128, 140: 147 red, 128 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93808C?

The complementary color is #809387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93808C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93808C color

#93808C rgb(147, 128, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93808C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.2% green and 54.9% blue (147, 128, 140).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#93808C color codes

HEX	`#93808C`
RGB	`rgb(147, 128, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, 9.44, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 10.17, 338.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.485, 23.535, 28.059)`
Decimal	`9666700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93808C, 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 #93808C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93808C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #93808C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93808c; }
.text { color: #93808c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93808c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 128 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93808c, #938083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #93808C?: #93808C 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 #93808C?: The RGB value is 147, 128, 140: 147 red, 128 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93808C?: The complementary color is #809387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93808C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.