What color is #938184?

#938184 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938184?

The RGB value is 147, 129, 132: 147 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938184?

The complementary color is #819390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938184?

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.

#938184 color

#938184 rgb(147, 129, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938184 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.6% green and 51.8% blue (147, 129, 132).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#938184 color codes

HEX	`#938184`
RGB	`rgb(147, 129, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, 7.38, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 7.44, 6.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.047, 23.57, 25.108)`
Decimal	`9666948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938184, 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 #938184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938184 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 #938184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938184; }
.text { color: #938184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 129 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938184, #938781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #938184?: #938184 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938184?: The RGB value is 147, 129, 132: 147 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938184?: The complementary color is #819390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938184?: 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.