What color is #938D7A?

#938D7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938D7A?

The RGB value is 147, 141, 122: 147 red, 141 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938D7A?

The complementary color is #7A8093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938D7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938D7A color

#938D7A rgb(147, 141, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938D7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.3% green and 47.8% blue (147, 141, 122).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#938D7A color codes

HEX	`#938D7A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 141, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.66, -1.14, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.66, 11, 95.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.07, 26.658, 22.233)`
Decimal	`9670010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938D7A, 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 #938D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #938D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938d7a; }
.text { color: #938d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 141 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938d7a, #8c937a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #938D7A?: #938D7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938D7A?: The RGB value is 147, 141, 122: 147 red, 141 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938D7A?: The complementary color is #7A8093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938D7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.