What color is #938B7F?

#938B7F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938B7F?

The RGB value is 147, 139, 127: 147 red, 139 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938B7F?

The complementary color is #7F8793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938B7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938B7F color

#938B7F rgb(147, 139, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938B7F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.5% green and 49.8% blue (147, 139, 127).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#938B7F color codes

HEX	`#938B7F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 139, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, 0.82, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 7.53, 83.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.096, 26.201, 23.81)`
Decimal	`9669503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938B7F, 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 #938B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938B7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #938B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938b7f; }
.text { color: #938b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 139 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938b7f, #91937f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #938B7F?: #938B7F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938B7F?: The RGB value is 147, 139, 127: 147 red, 139 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938B7F?: The complementary color is #7F8793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938B7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.