What color is #938D9E?

#938D9E 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 #938D9E?

The RGB value is 147, 141, 158: 147 red, 141 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938D9E?

The complementary color is #989E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938D9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938D9E color

#938D9E rgb(147, 141, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938D9E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.3% green and 62% blue (147, 141, 158).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#938D9E color codes

HEX	`#938D9E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 141, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 5.59, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 9.91, 304.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.728, 27.721, 36.231)`
Decimal	`9670046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938D9E, 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 #938D9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938D9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #938D9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938d9e; }
.text { color: #938d9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938d9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 141 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938d9e, #9c8d9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #938D9E?: #938D9E 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 #938D9E?: The RGB value is 147, 141, 158: 147 red, 141 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938D9E?: The complementary color is #989E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938D9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.