What color is #939597?

#939597 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939597?

The RGB value is 147, 149, 151: 147 red, 149 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939597?

The complementary color is #979593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939597 color

#939597 rgb(147, 149, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939597 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58.4% green and 59.2% blue (147, 149, 151).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#939597 color codes

HEX	`#939597`
RGB	`rgb(147, 149, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 3%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.6, -0.33, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.6, 1.35, 255.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.365, 29.932, 33.555)`
Decimal	`9672087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939597, 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 #939597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #939597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939597; }
.text { color: #939597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 149 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939597, #939397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #939597?: #939597 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939597?: The RGB value is 147, 149, 151: 147 red, 149 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939597?: The complementary color is #979593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.