What color is #938E9A?

#938E9A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938E9A?

The RGB value is 147, 142, 154: 147 red, 142 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938E9A?

The complementary color is #959A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938E9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938E9A color

#938E9A rgb(147, 142, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938E9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.7% green and 60.4% blue (147, 142, 154).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#938E9A color codes

HEX	`#938E9A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 142, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.78, 4.2, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.78, 7.07, 306.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.537, 27.882, 34.497)`
Decimal	`9670298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938E9A, 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 #938E9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938E9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #938E9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938e9a; }
.text { color: #938e9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938e9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 142 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938e9a, #998e9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #938E9A?: #938E9A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938E9A?: The RGB value is 147, 142, 154: 147 red, 142 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938E9A?: The complementary color is #959A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938E9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.