What color is #938B8B?

#938B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938B8B?

The RGB value is 147, 139, 139: 147 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938B8B?

The complementary color is #8B9393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938B8B color

#938B8B rgb(147, 139, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938B8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.5% green and 54.5% blue (147, 139, 139).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#938B8B color codes

HEX	`#938B8B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.54, 2.97, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.54, 3.16, 19.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.925, 26.533, 28.177)`
Decimal	`9669515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938B8B, 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 #938B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #938B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938b8b; }
.text { color: #938b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938b8b, #938f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #938B8B?: #938B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938B8B?: The RGB value is 147, 139, 139: 147 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938B8B?: The complementary color is #8B9393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.