What color is #93949E?

#93949E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93949E?

The RGB value is 147, 148, 158: 147 red, 148 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93949E?

The complementary color is #9E9D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93949E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93949E color

#93949E rgb(147, 148, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93949E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58% green and 62% blue (147, 148, 158).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#93949E color codes

HEX	`#93949E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 148, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.53, 1.64, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.53, 5.62, 286.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.793, 29.851, 36.586)`
Decimal	`9671838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93949E, 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 #93949E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93949E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #93949E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93949e; }
.text { color: #93949e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93949e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 148 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93949e, #97939e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93949E?: #93949E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93949E?: The RGB value is 147, 148, 158: 147 red, 148 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93949E?: The complementary color is #9E9D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93949E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.