What color is #938380?

#938380 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938380?

The RGB value is 147, 131, 128: 147 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938380?

The complementary color is #809093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938380 color

#938380 rgb(147, 131, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938380 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51.4% green and 50.2% blue (147, 131, 128).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#938380 color codes

HEX	`#938380`
RGB	`rgb(147, 131, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.08, 5.53, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.08, 6.73, 34.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.045, 23.995, 23.783)`
Decimal	`9667456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938380, 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 #938380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #938380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938380; }
.text { color: #938380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 131 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938380, #938c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #938380?: #938380 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938380?: The RGB value is 147, 131, 128: 147 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938380?: The complementary color is #809093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.