What color is #93919B?

#93919B is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93919B?

The RGB value is 147, 145, 155: 147 red, 145 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93919B?

The complementary color is #999B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93919B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93919B color

#93919B rgb(147, 145, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93919B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.9% green and 60.8% blue (147, 145, 155).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#93919B color codes

HEX	`#93919B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 145, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 6%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, 2.71, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 5.7, 298.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.073, 28.82, 35.088)`
Decimal	`9671067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93919B, 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 #93919B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93919B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #93919B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93919b; }
.text { color: #93919b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93919b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 145 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93919b, #98919b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #93919B?: #93919B is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93919B?: The RGB value is 147, 145, 155: 147 red, 145 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93919B?: The complementary color is #999B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93919B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.