What color is #938699?

#938699 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938699?

The RGB value is 147, 134, 153: 147 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938699?

The complementary color is #8C9986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938699 color

#938699 rgb(147, 134, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938699 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 52.5% green and 60% blue (147, 134, 153).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#938699 color codes

HEX	`#938699`
RGB	`rgb(147, 134, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 52.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.61, 8.56, -8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.61, 11.95, 315.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.307, 25.553, 33.677)`
Decimal	`9668249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938699, 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 #938699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #938699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938699; }
.text { color: #938699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 134 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938699, #998696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #938699?: #938699 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938699?: The RGB value is 147, 134, 153: 147 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938699?: The complementary color is #8C9986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.