What color is #93969E?

#93969E is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93969E?

The RGB value is 147, 150, 158: 147 red, 150 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93969E?

The complementary color is #9E9B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93969E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93969E color

#93969E rgb(147, 150, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93969E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58.8% green and 62% blue (147, 150, 158).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#93969E color codes

HEX	`#93969E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 150, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, 0.52, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 4.6, 276.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.109, 30.484, 36.692)`
Decimal	`9672350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93969E, 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 #93969E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93969E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #93969E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93969e; }
.text { color: #93969e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93969e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 150 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93969e, #95939e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93969E?: #93969E is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93969E?: The RGB value is 147, 150, 158: 147 red, 150 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93969E?: The complementary color is #9E9B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93969E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.