What color is #93988C?

#93988C is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93988C?

The RGB value is 147, 152, 140: 147 red, 152 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93988C?

The complementary color is #918C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93988C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93988C color

#93988C rgb(147, 152, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93988C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.6% green and 54.9% blue (147, 152, 140).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#93988C color codes

HEX	`#93988C`
RGB	`rgb(147, 152, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.13, -4.09, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.13, 7.01, 125.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.994, 30.553, 29.228)`
Decimal	`9672844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93988C, 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 #93988C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93988C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #93988C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93988c; }
.text { color: #93988c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93988c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 152 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93988c, #8d988c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #93988C?: #93988C is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93988C?: The RGB value is 147, 152, 140: 147 red, 152 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93988C?: The complementary color is #918C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93988C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.