What color is #938A87?

#938A87 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 #938A87?

The RGB value is 147, 138, 135: 147 red, 138 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938A87?

The complementary color is #879093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938A87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938A87 color

#938A87 rgb(147, 138, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938A87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.1% green and 52.9% blue (147, 138, 135).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#938A87 color codes

HEX	`#938A87`
RGB	`rgb(147, 138, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.16, 2.8, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.16, 3.97, 45.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.494, 26.13, 26.617)`
Decimal	`9669255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938A87, 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 #938A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #938A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938a87; }
.text { color: #938a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 138 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938a87, #939087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #938A87?: #938A87 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 #938A87?: The RGB value is 147, 138, 135: 147 red, 138 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938A87?: The complementary color is #879093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938A87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.