What color is #938385?

#938385 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938385?

The RGB value is 147, 131, 133: 147 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938385?

The complementary color is #839391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938385 color

#938385 rgb(147, 131, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938385 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51.4% green and 52.2% blue (147, 131, 133).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#938385 color codes

HEX	`#938385`
RGB	`rgb(147, 131, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.22, 6.42, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.22, 6.52, 10.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.382, 24.13, 25.559)`
Decimal	`9667461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938385, 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 #938385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #938385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938385; }
.text { color: #938385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 131 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938385, #938983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #938385?: #938385 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938385?: The RGB value is 147, 131, 133: 147 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938385?: The complementary color is #839391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.