What color is #938791?

#938791 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938791?

The RGB value is 147, 135, 145: 147 red, 135 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938791?

The complementary color is #879389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938791 color

#938791 rgb(147, 135, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938791 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 52.9% green and 56.9% blue (147, 135, 145).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#938791 color codes

HEX	`#938791`
RGB	`rgb(147, 135, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 52.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, 6.39, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 7.39, 329.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.807, 25.576, 30.36)`
Decimal	`9668497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938791, 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 #938791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #938791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938791; }
.text { color: #938791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 135 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938791, #93878b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #938791?: #938791 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938791?: The RGB value is 147, 135, 145: 147 red, 135 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938791?: The complementary color is #879389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.