What color is #93928E?

#93928E is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93928E?

The RGB value is 147, 146, 142: 147 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93928E?

The complementary color is #8E8F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93928E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93928E color

#93928E rgb(147, 146, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93928E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 57.3% green and 55.7% blue (147, 146, 142).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 2% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#93928E color codes

HEX	`#93928E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 146, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 57.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, -0.4, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 2.28, 100.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.193, 28.714, 29.696)`
Decimal	`9671310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93928E, 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 #93928E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93928E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #93928E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93928e; }
.text { color: #93928e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93928e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 146 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93928e, #92938e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #93928E?: #93928E is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93928E?: The RGB value is 147, 146, 142: 147 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93928E?: The complementary color is #8E8F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93928E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.