What color is #93888E?

#93888E is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93888E?

The RGB value is 147, 136, 142: 147 red, 136 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93888E?

The complementary color is #88938D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93888E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93888E color

#93888E rgb(147, 136, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93888E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 53.3% green and 55.7% blue (147, 136, 142).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#93888E color codes

HEX	`#93888E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 136, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 53.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.81, 5.24, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.81, 5.51, 341.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.719, 25.765, 29.204)`
Decimal	`9668750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93888E, 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 #93888E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93888E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #93888E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93888e; }
.text { color: #93888e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93888e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 136 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93888e, #938889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #93888E?: #93888E is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93888E?: The RGB value is 147, 136, 142: 147 red, 136 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93888E?: The complementary color is #88938D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93888E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.