What color is #938A96?

#938A96 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938A96?

The RGB value is 147, 138, 150: 147 red, 138 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938A96?

The complementary color is #8D968A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938A96 color

#938A96 rgb(147, 138, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938A96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.1% green and 58.8% blue (147, 138, 150).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#938A96 color codes

HEX	`#938A96`
RGB	`rgb(147, 138, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 8%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.59, 5.67, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.59, 7.67, 317.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.625, 26.582, 32.576)`
Decimal	`9669270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938A96, 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 #938A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #938A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938a96; }
.text { color: #938a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 138 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938a96, #968a93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #938A96?: #938A96 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938A96?: The RGB value is 147, 138, 150: 147 red, 138 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938A96?: The complementary color is #8D968A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.