What color is #939293?

#939293 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939293?

The RGB value is 147, 146, 147: 147 red, 146 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939293?

The complementary color is #929392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939293 color

#939293 rgb(147, 146, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939293 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 57.3% green and 57.6% blue (147, 146, 147).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 0% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nickel (#929292), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#939293 color codes

HEX	`#939293`
RGB	`rgb(147, 146, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 57.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 0%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, 0.56, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 0.69, 324.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.577, 28.867, 31.717)`
Decimal	`9671315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939293, 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 #939293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #939293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939293; }
.text { color: #939293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 146 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939293, #939293); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #939293?: #939293 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939293?: The RGB value is 147, 146, 147: 147 red, 146 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939293?: The complementary color is #929392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.