What color is #938B82?

#938B82 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938B82?

The RGB value is 147, 139, 130: 147 red, 139 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938B82?

The complementary color is #828A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938B82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938B82 color

#938B82 rgb(147, 139, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938B82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.5% green and 51% blue (147, 139, 130).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#938B82 color codes

HEX	`#938B82`
RGB	`rgb(147, 139, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, 1.34, 5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 6.03, 77.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.294, 26.28, 24.855)`
Decimal	`9669506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938B82, 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 #938B82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938B82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #938B82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938b82; }
.text { color: #938b82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938b82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 139 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938b82, #939382); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #938B82?: #938B82 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938B82?: The RGB value is 147, 139, 130: 147 red, 139 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938B82?: The complementary color is #828A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938B82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.