What color is #938292?

#938292 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938292?

The RGB value is 147, 130, 146: 147 red, 130 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938292?

The complementary color is #829383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938292 color

#938292 rgb(147, 130, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938292 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51% green and 57.3% blue (147, 130, 146).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#938292 color codes

HEX	`#938292`
RGB	`rgb(147, 130, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.33, 9.45, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.33, 11.31, 326.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.203, 24.244, 30.54)`
Decimal	`9667218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938292, 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 #938292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #938292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938292; }
.text { color: #938292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 130 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938292, #93828a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #938292?: #938292 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938292?: The RGB value is 147, 130, 146: 147 red, 130 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938292?: The complementary color is #829383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.