What color is #939587?

#939587 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939587?

The RGB value is 147, 149, 135: 147 red, 149 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939587?

The complementary color is #898795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939587 color

#939587 rgb(147, 149, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939587 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58.4% green and 52.9% blue (147, 149, 135).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#939587 color codes

HEX	`#939587`
RGB	`rgb(147, 149, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.17, -3.35, 7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.17, 7.89, 115.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.153, 29.447, 27.17)`
Decimal	`9672071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939587, 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 #939587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #939587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939587; }
.text { color: #939587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 149 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939587, #8c9587); }

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Questions

What color is #939587?: #939587 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939587?: The RGB value is 147, 149, 135: 147 red, 149 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939587?: The complementary color is #898795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.