What color is #938E7E?

#938E7E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938E7E?

The RGB value is 147, 142, 126: 147 red, 142 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938E7E?

The complementary color is #7E8393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938E7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938E7E color

#938E7E rgb(147, 142, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938E7E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.7% green and 49.4% blue (147, 142, 126).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#938E7E color codes

HEX	`#938E7E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 142, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.03, -1.03, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.03, 9.25, 96.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.471, 27.056, 23.615)`
Decimal	`9670270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938E7E, 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 #938E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #938E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938e7e; }
.text { color: #938e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 142 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938e7e, #8d937e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #938E7E?: #938E7E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938E7E?: The RGB value is 147, 142, 126: 147 red, 142 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938E7E?: The complementary color is #7E8393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.