What color is #938983?

#938983 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938983?

The RGB value is 147, 137, 131: 147 red, 137 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938983?

The complementary color is #838D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938983 color

#938983 rgb(147, 137, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938983 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 53.7% green and 51.4% blue (147, 137, 131).

Its hue angle is 23°, 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 Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#938983 color codes

HEX	`#938983`
RGB	`rgb(147, 137, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 53.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, 2.65, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 5.27, 59.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.075, 25.733, 25.114)`
Decimal	`9668995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938983, 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 #938983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #938983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938983; }
.text { color: #938983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 137 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938983, #939183); }

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Questions

What color is #938983?: #938983 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938983?: The RGB value is 147, 137, 131: 147 red, 137 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938983?: The complementary color is #838D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.