What color is #939592?

#939592 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939592?

The RGB value is 147, 149, 146: 147 red, 149 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939592?

The complementary color is #949295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939592 color

#939592 rgb(147, 149, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939592 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58.4% green and 57.3% blue (147, 149, 146).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 1% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nickel (#929292), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#939592 color codes

HEX	`#939592`
RGB	`rgb(147, 149, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 1%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 2%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.46, -1.31, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.46, 1.86, 134.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.968, 29.773, 31.462)`
Decimal	`9672082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939592, 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 #939592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #939592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939592; }
.text { color: #939592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 149 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939592, #929593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939592?: #939592 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939592?: The RGB value is 147, 149, 146: 147 red, 149 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939592?: The complementary color is #949295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.