What color is #93878B?

#93878B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93878B?

The RGB value is 147, 135, 139: 147 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93878B?

The complementary color is #87938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93878B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93878B color

#93878B rgb(147, 135, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93878B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 52.9% green and 54.5% blue (147, 135, 139).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#93878B color codes

HEX	`#93878B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 135, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 52.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.46, 5.24, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.46, 5.27, 354.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.356, 25.395, 27.987)`
Decimal	`9668491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93878B, 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 #93878B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93878B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #93878B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93878b; }
.text { color: #93878b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93878b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 135 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93878b, #938987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #93878B?: #93878B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93878B?: The RGB value is 147, 135, 139: 147 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93878B?: The complementary color is #87938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93878B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.