What color is #93918A?

#93918A is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93918A?

The RGB value is 147, 145, 138: 147 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93918A?

The complementary color is #8A8C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93918A?

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.

#93918A color

#93918A rgb(147, 145, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93918A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.9% green and 54.1% blue (147, 145, 138).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#93918A color codes

HEX	`#93918A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 145, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 6%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.15, -0.58, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.15, 4.01, 98.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.745, 28.289, 28.091)`
Decimal	`9671050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93918A, 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 #93918A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93918A 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 #93918A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93918a; }
.text { color: #93918a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93918a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 145 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93918a, #91938a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #93918A?: #93918A is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93918A?: The RGB value is 147, 145, 138: 147 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93918A?: The complementary color is #8A8C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93918A?: 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.