What color is #939196?

#939196 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939196?

The RGB value is 147, 145, 150: 147 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939196?

The complementary color is #949691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939196 color

#939196 rgb(147, 145, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939196 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.9% green and 58.8% blue (147, 145, 150).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#939196 color codes

HEX	`#939196`
RGB	`rgb(147, 145, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 3%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, 1.71, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 2.93, 305.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.662, 28.656, 32.922)`
Decimal	`9671062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939196, 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 #939196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #939196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939196; }
.text { color: #939196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 145 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939196, #959196); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #939196?: #939196 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939196?: The RGB value is 147, 145, 150: 147 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939196?: The complementary color is #949691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.