What color is #938C9F?

#938C9F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938C9F?

The RGB value is 147, 140, 159: 147 red, 140 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938C9F?

The complementary color is #989F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938C9F color

#938C9F rgb(147, 140, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938C9F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.9% green and 62.4% blue (147, 140, 159).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#938C9F color codes

HEX	`#938C9F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 140, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, 6.37, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 11.12, 304.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.668, 27.462, 36.637)`
Decimal	`9669791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938C9F, 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 #938C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #938C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938c9f; }
.text { color: #938c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 140 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938c9f, #9c8c9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #938C9F?: #938C9F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938C9F?: The RGB value is 147, 140, 159: 147 red, 140 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938C9F?: The complementary color is #989F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.