What color is #938788?

#938788 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938788?

The RGB value is 147, 135, 136: 147 red, 135 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938788?

The complementary color is #879392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938788 color

#938788 rgb(147, 135, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938788 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 52.9% green and 53.3% blue (147, 135, 136).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#938788 color codes

HEX	`#938788`
RGB	`rgb(147, 135, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 52.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, 4.68, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 4.81, 13.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.14, 25.309, 26.849)`
Decimal	`9668488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938788, 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 #938788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #938788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938788; }
.text { color: #938788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 135 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938788, #938c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #938788?: #938788 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938788?: The RGB value is 147, 135, 136: 147 red, 135 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938788?: The complementary color is #879392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.