What color is #938E90?

#938E90 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938E90?

The RGB value is 147, 142, 144: 147 red, 142 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938E90?

The complementary color is #8E9391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938E90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938E90 color

#938E90 rgb(147, 142, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938E90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.7% green and 56.5% blue (147, 142, 144).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 2% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#938E90 color codes

HEX	`#938E90`
RGB	`rgb(147, 142, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, 2.23, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 2.26, 349.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.739, 27.563, 30.292)`
Decimal	`9670288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938E90, 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 #938E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #938E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938e90; }
.text { color: #938e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 142 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938e90, #938f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #938E90?: #938E90 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938E90?: The RGB value is 147, 142, 144: 147 red, 142 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938E90?: The complementary color is #8E9391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938E90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.