What color is #939798?

#939798 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939798?

The RGB value is 147, 151, 152: 147 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939798?

The complementary color is #989493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939798 color

#939798 rgb(147, 151, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939798 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.2% green and 59.6% blue (147, 151, 152).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#939798 color codes

HEX	`#939798`
RGB	`rgb(147, 151, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, -1.25, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 1.62, 219.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.766, 30.603, 34.091)`
Decimal	`9672600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939798, 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 #939798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #939798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939798; }
.text { color: #939798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 151 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939798, #939498); }

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Questions

What color is #939798?: #939798 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939798?: The RGB value is 147, 151, 152: 147 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939798?: The complementary color is #989493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.