What color is #93818B?

#93818B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93818B?

The RGB value is 147, 129, 139: 147 red, 129 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93818B?

The complementary color is #819389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93818B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93818B color

#93818B rgb(147, 129, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93818B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.6% green and 54.5% blue (147, 129, 139).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#93818B color codes

HEX	`#93818B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 129, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, 8.67, -2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 9.13, 341.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.543, 23.768, 27.716)`
Decimal	`9666955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93818B, 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 #93818B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93818B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #93818B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93818b; }
.text { color: #93818b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93818b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 129 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93818b, #938182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #93818B?: #93818B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93818B?: The RGB value is 147, 129, 139: 147 red, 129 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93818B?: The complementary color is #819389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93818B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.