#938B95

Accessibility

6.37:1

Vs white / black

3.3:1 · 6.37:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#938b95

RGB

rgb(147, 139, 149)

RGBA

rgba(147, 139, 149, 1)

HSL

hsl(288, 5%, 56%)

HSLA

hsla(288, 5%, 56%, 1)

HSV

hsv(288, 7%, 58%)

LAB

lab(58.82% 4.9 -4.24)

LCH

lch(58.82% 6.48 319.13)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6469 0.0132 -0.0113)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6469 0.0174 319.43)

XYZ

xyz(26.69, 26.84, 32.20)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 42%)

CSS

color: #938b95;

CSS variable

--color-938b95: #938b95;

SCSS

$color-938b95: #938b95;

JavaScript

const color = "#938b95";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#938b95";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#938b95" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#938b95", "rgb": { "r": 147, "g": 139, "b": 149 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6469 0.0174 319.43)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#938b95-1: #938b95;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 7.66 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 8.63 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 8.93 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 13.45 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fbf1fe 100eee4f0 200dad0dd 300c4bac6 400a79eaa 5008c828e 600756d78 7005e5661 80049404b 900342c36 9501f1821

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f5f6 edeced e4e2e5 dbd8dc d2cfd3 c9c5ca c0bbc1 b7b2b8 aea8b0 a59ea7 9c959e 938b95 877f89 7b747c 6e6870 625d63 565157 4a464b 3d3a3e 312e32 252325 181719 0c0c0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f5f6 edeced e4e2e5 dbd8dc d2cfd3 c9c5ca c0bbc1 b7b2b8 aea8b0 a59ea7 9c959e

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

877f89 7b747c 6e6870 625d63 565157 4a464b 3d3a3e 312e32 252325 181719 0c0c0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

918a93 908992 8e8890 8d878e 8b868c 8a868b 888589 868487 858385 838284 828182

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#938B95Stop 1 #8B9489Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8D8994Stop 1 #938B95Stop 2 #948991Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#938B95Stop 1 #949289Stop 2 #899492Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#938B95Stop 1 #919489Stop 2 #89948DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#353036Stop 1 #5C555EStop 2 #837986Stop 3 #A8A1AAStop 4 #CEC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #938b95 works

#938B95 (#938b95) sits in the grey family at about 288° hue, 5% saturation, and 56% lightness. Contrast is 3.3:1 on white and 6.37:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #938b95 as small body text on white — 3.3:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material You Neutral#938F99 System Gray#8E8E93 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Web Safe #999999#999999 Gray#808080 Fill Tertiary#787880 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Material Brown 300#A1887F DarkGray#A9A9A9

Where #938b95 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #938b95 as small body text on white — 3.3:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.