What color is #939498?

#939498 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939498?

The RGB value is 147, 148, 152: 147 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939498?

The complementary color is #989793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939498 color

#939498 rgb(147, 148, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939498 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58% green and 59.6% blue (147, 148, 152).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nickel (#929292), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#939498 color codes

HEX	`#939498`
RGB	`rgb(147, 148, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.35, 0.42, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.35, 2.27, 280.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.289, 29.65, 33.932)`
Decimal	`9671832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939498, 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 #939498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #939498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939498; }
.text { color: #939498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 148 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939498, #949398); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #939498?: #939498 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939498?: The RGB value is 147, 148, 152: 147 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939498?: The complementary color is #989793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.