What color is #938485?

#938485 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938485?

The RGB value is 147, 132, 133: 147 red, 132 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938485?

The complementary color is #849392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938485?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938485 color

#938485 rgb(147, 132, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938485 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51.8% green and 52.2% blue (147, 132, 133).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#938485 color codes

HEX	`#938485`
RGB	`rgb(147, 132, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, 5.85, 1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 6.04, 14.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.517, 24.399, 25.604)`
Decimal	`9667717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938485, 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 #938485	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938485 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #938485 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938485; }
.text { color: #938485; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938485; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 132 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938485, #938b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #938485?: #938485 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938485?: The RGB value is 147, 132, 133: 147 red, 132 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938485?: The complementary color is #849392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938485?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.