What color is #938194?

#938194 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938194?

The RGB value is 147, 129, 148: 147 red, 129 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938194?

The complementary color is #829481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938194 color

#938194 rgb(147, 129, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938194 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.6% green and 58% blue (147, 129, 148).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#938194 color codes

HEX	`#938194`
RGB	`rgb(147, 129, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, 10.42, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 12.94, 323.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.227, 24.042, 31.323)`
Decimal	`9666964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938194, 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 #938194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #938194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938194; }
.text { color: #938194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 129 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938194, #94818c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #938194?: #938194 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938194?: The RGB value is 147, 129, 148: 147 red, 129 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938194?: The complementary color is #829481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.