What color is #939780?

#939780 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939780?

The RGB value is 147, 151, 128: 147 red, 151 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939780?

The complementary color is #848097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939780?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939780 color

#939780 rgb(147, 151, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939780 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.2% green and 50.2% blue (147, 151, 128).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#939780 color codes

HEX	`#939780`
RGB	`rgb(147, 151, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, -5.66, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 12.95, 115.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.995, 29.895, 24.766)`
Decimal	`9672576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939780, 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 #939780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#939780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #939780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939780; }
.text { color: #939780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 151 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939780, #889780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939780?: #939780 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939780?: The RGB value is 147, 151, 128: 147 red, 151 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939780?: The complementary color is #848097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939780?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.