What color is #939785?

#939785 is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939785?

The RGB value is 147, 151, 133: 147 red, 151 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939785?

The complementary color is #898597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939785 color

#939785 rgb(147, 151, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939785 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.2% green and 52.2% blue (147, 151, 133).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#939785 color codes

HEX	`#939785`
RGB	`rgb(147, 151, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, -4.8, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 10.2, 118.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.332, 30.03, 26.542)`
Decimal	`9672581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939785, 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 #939785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #939785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939785; }
.text { color: #939785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 151 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939785, #8a9785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939785?: #939785 is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939785?: The RGB value is 147, 151, 133: 147 red, 151 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939785?: The complementary color is #898597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.