What color is #939396?

#939396 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939396?

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

What is the complementary color of #939396?

The complementary color is #969693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939396 color

#939396 rgb(147, 147, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939396 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Nickel (#929292), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#939396 color codes

HEX	`#939396`
RGB	`rgb(147, 147, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 57.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.02, 0.59, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.02, 1.69, 290.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.97, 29.272, 33.025)`
Decimal	`9671574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939396, 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 #939396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #939396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939396; }
.text { color: #939396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 147 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939396, #949396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #939396?: #939396 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939396?: The RGB value is 147, 147, 150: 147 red, 147 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939396?: The complementary color is #969693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.