What color is #938D80?

#938D80 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938D80?

The RGB value is 147, 141, 128: 147 red, 141 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938D80?

The complementary color is #808693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938D80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938D80 color

#938D80 rgb(147, 141, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938D80 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.3% green and 50.2% blue (147, 141, 128).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#938D80 color codes

HEX	`#938D80`
RGB	`rgb(147, 141, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.8, -0.13, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.8, 7.73, 90.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.453, 26.812, 24.252)`
Decimal	`9670016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938D80, 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 #938D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #938D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938d80; }
.text { color: #938d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 141 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938d80, #8f9380); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #938D80?: #938D80 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938D80?: The RGB value is 147, 141, 128: 147 red, 141 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938D80?: The complementary color is #808693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938D80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.