What color is #938F92?

#938F92 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 #938F92?

The RGB value is 147, 143, 146: 147 red, 143 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938F92?

The complementary color is #8F9390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938F92?

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.

#938F92 color

#938F92 rgb(147, 143, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938F92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.1% green and 57.3% blue (147, 143, 146).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 2% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#938F92 color codes

HEX	`#938F92`
RGB	`rgb(147, 143, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, 2.05, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 2.31, 332.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.043, 27.923, 31.154)`
Decimal	`9670546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938F92, 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 #938F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938F92 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 #938F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938f92; }
.text { color: #938f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 143 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938f92, #938f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #938F92?: #938F92 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 #938F92?: The RGB value is 147, 143, 146: 147 red, 143 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938F92?: The complementary color is #8F9390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938F92?: 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.