What color is #938C93?

#938C93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938C93?

The RGB value is 147, 140, 147: 147 red, 140 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938C93?

The complementary color is #8C938C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938C93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938C93 color

#938C93 rgb(147, 140, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938C93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.9% green and 57.6% blue (147, 140, 147).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#938C93 color codes

HEX	`#938C93`
RGB	`rgb(147, 140, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.04, 3.94, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.04, 4.82, 324.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.676, 27.066, 31.417)`
Decimal	`9669779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938C93, 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 #938C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #938C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938c93; }
.text { color: #938c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 140 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938c93, #938c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #938C93?: #938C93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938C93?: The RGB value is 147, 140, 147: 147 red, 140 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938C93?: The complementary color is #8C938C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938C93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.