What color is #93909A?

#93909A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93909A?

The RGB value is 147, 144, 154: 147 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93909A?

The complementary color is #979A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93909A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93909A color

#93909A rgb(147, 144, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93909A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.5% green and 60.4% blue (147, 144, 154).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#93909A color codes

HEX	`#93909A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 144, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, 3.07, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 5.77, 302.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.838, 28.483, 34.597)`
Decimal	`9670810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93909A, 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 #93909A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93909A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #93909A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93909a; }
.text { color: #93909a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93909a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 144 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93909a, #98909a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #93909A?: #93909A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93909A?: The RGB value is 147, 144, 154: 147 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93909A?: The complementary color is #979A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93909A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.