What color is #939489?

#939489 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939489?

The RGB value is 147, 148, 137: 147 red, 148 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939489?

The complementary color is #8A8994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939489 color

#939489 rgb(147, 148, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939489 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58% green and 53.7% blue (147, 148, 137).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#939489 color codes

HEX	`#939489`
RGB	`rgb(147, 148, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, -2.43, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 6.19, 113.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.137, 29.189, 27.866)`
Decimal	`9671817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939489, 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 #939489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #939489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939489; }
.text { color: #939489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 148 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939489, #8d9489); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #939489?: #939489 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939489?: The RGB value is 147, 148, 137: 147 red, 148 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939489?: The complementary color is #8A8994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.