What color is #939583?

#939583 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939583?

The RGB value is 147, 149, 131: 147 red, 149 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939583?

The complementary color is #858395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939583 color

#939583 rgb(147, 149, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939583 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58.4% green and 51.4% blue (147, 149, 131).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#939583 color codes

HEX	`#939583`
RGB	`rgb(147, 149, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, -4.05, 9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 10.11, 113.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.876, 29.337, 25.715)`
Decimal	`9672067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939583, 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 #939583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #939583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939583; }
.text { color: #939583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 149 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939583, #8a9583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939583?: #939583 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939583?: The RGB value is 147, 149, 131: 147 red, 149 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939583?: The complementary color is #858395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.