What color is #938F9D?

#938F9D is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938F9D?

The RGB value is 147, 143, 157: 147 red, 143 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938F9D?

The complementary color is #999D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938F9D color

#938F9D rgb(147, 143, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938F9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.1% green and 61.6% blue (147, 143, 157).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#938F9D color codes

HEX	`#938F9D`
RGB	`rgb(147, 143, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, 4.25, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 8.07, 301.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.94, 28.282, 35.879)`
Decimal	`9670557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938F9D, 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 #938F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #938F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938f9d; }
.text { color: #938f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 143 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938f9d, #9a8f9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #938F9D?: #938F9D is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938F9D?: The RGB value is 147, 143, 157: 147 red, 143 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938F9D?: The complementary color is #999D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.