What color is #939797?

#939797 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939797?

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

What is the complementary color of #939797?

The complementary color is #979393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939797 color

#939797 rgb(147, 151, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939797 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#939797 color codes

HEX	`#939797`
RGB	`rgb(147, 151, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, -1.44, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 1.53, 199.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.684, 30.571, 33.662)`
Decimal	`9672599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939797, 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 #939797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #939797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939797; }
.text { color: #939797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 151 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939797, #939597); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #939797?: #939797 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939797?: The RGB value is 147, 151, 151: 147 red, 151 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939797?: The complementary color is #979393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.