What color is #939985?

#939985 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 #939985?

The RGB value is 147, 153, 133: 147 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939985?

The complementary color is #8B8599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939985 color

#939985 rgb(147, 153, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939985 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60% green and 52.2% blue (147, 153, 133).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#939985 color codes

HEX	`#939985`
RGB	`rgb(147, 153, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.24, -5.89, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.24, 11.42, 121.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.657, 30.679, 26.65)`
Decimal	`9673093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939985, 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 #939985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #939985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939985; }
.text { color: #939985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 153 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939985, #899985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939985?: #939985 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 #939985?: The RGB value is 147, 153, 133: 147 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939985?: The complementary color is #8B8599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.