What color is #939696?

#939696 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939696?

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

What is the complementary color of #939696?

The complementary color is #969393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939696?

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.

#939696 color

#939696 rgb(147, 150, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939696 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#939696 color codes

HEX	`#939696`
RGB	`rgb(147, 150, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, -1.09, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 1.15, 199.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.443, 30.218, 33.182)`
Decimal	`9672342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939696, 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 #939696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939696 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 #939696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939696; }
.text { color: #939696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 150 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939696, #939496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #939696?: #939696 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939696?: The RGB value is 147, 150, 150: 147 red, 150 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939696?: The complementary color is #969393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939696?: 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.