What color is #938987?

#938987 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938987?

The RGB value is 147, 137, 135: 147 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938987?

The complementary color is #879193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938987 color

#938987 rgb(147, 137, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938987 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 53.7% green and 52.9% blue (147, 137, 135).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#938987 color codes

HEX	`#938987`
RGB	`rgb(147, 137, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 53.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, 3.37, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 4.14, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.351, 25.844, 26.57)`
Decimal	`9668999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938987, 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 #938987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #938987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938987; }
.text { color: #938987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 137 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938987, #938f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #938987?: #938987 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938987?: The RGB value is 147, 137, 135: 147 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938987?: The complementary color is #879193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.