What color is #939684?

#939684 is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939684?

The RGB value is 147, 150, 132: 147 red, 150 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939684?

The complementary color is #878496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939684 color

#939684 rgb(147, 150, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939684 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58.8% green and 51.8% blue (147, 150, 132).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#939684 color codes

HEX	`#939684`
RGB	`rgb(147, 150, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.38, -4.43, 9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.38, 10.15, 115.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.103, 29.682, 26.127)`
Decimal	`9672324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939684, 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 #939684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #939684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939684; }
.text { color: #939684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 150 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939684, #8a9684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939684?: #939684 is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939684?: The RGB value is 147, 150, 132: 147 red, 150 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939684?: The complementary color is #878496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.