What color is #93989A?

#93989A is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93989A?

The RGB value is 147, 152, 154: 147 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93989A?

The complementary color is #9A9593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93989A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93989A color

#93989A rgb(147, 152, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93989A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.6% green and 60.4% blue (147, 152, 154).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 3% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#93989A color codes

HEX	`#93989A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 152, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 3%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.5, -1.4, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.5, 2.19, 230.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.092, 30.992, 35.015)`
Decimal	`9672858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93989A, 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 #93989A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93989A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #93989A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93989a; }
.text { color: #93989a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93989a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 152 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93989a, #93949a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #93989A?: #93989A is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93989A?: The RGB value is 147, 152, 154: 147 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93989A?: The complementary color is #9A9593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93989A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.