What color is #93959F?

#93959F is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93959F?

The RGB value is 147, 149, 159: 147 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93959F?

The complementary color is #9F9D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93959F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93959F color

#93959F rgb(147, 149, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93959F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58.4% green and 62.4% blue (147, 149, 159).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#93959F color codes

HEX	`#93959F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 149, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, 1.29, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 5.65, 283.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.037, 30.201, 37.094)`
Decimal	`9672095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93959F, 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 #93959F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93959F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #93959F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93959f; }
.text { color: #93959f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93959f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 149 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93959f, #97939f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93959F?: #93959F is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93959F?: The RGB value is 147, 149, 159: 147 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93959F?: The complementary color is #9F9D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93959F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.