What color is #938281?

#938281 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938281?

The RGB value is 147, 130, 129: 147 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938281?

The complementary color is #819293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938281?

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.

#938281 color

#938281 rgb(147, 130, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938281 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51% green and 50.6% blue (147, 130, 129).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#938281 color codes

HEX	`#938281`
RGB	`rgb(147, 130, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.84, 6.27, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.84, 6.91, 24.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.977, 23.754, 24.086)`
Decimal	`9667201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938281, 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 #938281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938281 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 #938281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938281; }
.text { color: #938281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 130 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938281, #938b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #938281?: #938281 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938281?: The RGB value is 147, 130, 129: 147 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938281?: The complementary color is #819293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938281?: 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.