What color is #93938C?

#93938C is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93938C?

The RGB value is 147, 147, 140: 147 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93938C?

The complementary color is #8C8C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93938C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93938C color

#93938C rgb(147, 147, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93938C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 57.6% green and 54.9% blue (147, 147, 140).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#93938C color codes

HEX	`#93938C`
RGB	`rgb(147, 147, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 57.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, -1.33, 3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 3.93, 109.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.199, 28.964, 28.964)`
Decimal	`9671564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93938C, 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 #93938C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93938C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #93938C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93938c; }
.text { color: #93938c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93938c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 147 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93938c, #90938c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #93938C?: #93938C is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93938C?: The RGB value is 147, 147, 140: 147 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93938C?: The complementary color is #8C8C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93938C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.