What color is #938F8B?

#938F8B is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938F8B?

The RGB value is 147, 143, 139: 147 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938F8B?

The complementary color is #8B8F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938F8B?

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.

#938F8B color

#938F8B rgb(147, 143, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938F8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.1% green and 54.5% blue (147, 143, 139).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#938F8B color codes

HEX	`#938F8B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 143, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, 0.72, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 2.74, 74.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.515, 27.712, 28.373)`
Decimal	`9670539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938F8B, 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 #938F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938F8B 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 #938F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938f8b; }
.text { color: #938f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 143 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938f8b, #93938b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #938F8B?: #938F8B is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938F8B?: The RGB value is 147, 143, 139: 147 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938F8B?: The complementary color is #8B8F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938F8B?: 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.