What color is #938883?

#938883 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938883?

The RGB value is 147, 136, 131: 147 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938883?

The complementary color is #838E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938883 color

#938883 rgb(147, 136, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938883 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 53.3% green and 51.4% blue (147, 136, 131).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#938883 color codes

HEX	`#938883`
RGB	`rgb(147, 136, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 53.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, 3.21, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 5.26, 52.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.933, 25.45, 25.067)`
Decimal	`9668739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938883, 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 #938883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #938883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938883; }
.text { color: #938883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 136 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938883, #939083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #938883?: #938883 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938883?: The RGB value is 147, 136, 131: 147 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938883?: The complementary color is #838E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.