What color is #939099?

#939099 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939099?

The RGB value is 147, 144, 153: 147 red, 144 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939099?

The complementary color is #969990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939099 color

#939099 rgb(147, 144, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939099 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.5% green and 60% blue (147, 144, 153).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#939099 color codes

HEX	`#939099`
RGB	`rgb(147, 144, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.29, 2.87, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.29, 5.22, 303.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.755, 28.449, 34.16)`
Decimal	`9670809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939099, 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 #939099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #939099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939099; }
.text { color: #939099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 144 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939099, #989099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #939099?: #939099 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939099?: The RGB value is 147, 144, 153: 147 red, 144 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939099?: The complementary color is #969990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.