What color is #938587?

#938587 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938587?

The RGB value is 147, 133, 135: 147 red, 133 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938587?

The complementary color is #859391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938587 color

#938587 rgb(147, 133, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938587 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 52.2% green and 52.9% blue (147, 133, 135).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#938587 color codes

HEX	`#938587`
RGB	`rgb(147, 133, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 52.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.81, 5.64, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.81, 5.7, 8.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.793, 24.728, 26.384)`
Decimal	`9667975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938587, 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 #938587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #938587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938587; }
.text { color: #938587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 133 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938587, #938a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #938587?: #938587 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938587?: The RGB value is 147, 133, 135: 147 red, 133 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938587?: The complementary color is #859391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.