What color is #93999D?

#93999D is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93999D?

The RGB value is 147, 153, 157: 147 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93999D?

The complementary color is #9D9793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93999D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93999D color

#93999D rgb(147, 153, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93999D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60% green and 61.6% blue (147, 153, 157).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#93999D color codes

HEX	`#93999D`
RGB	`rgb(147, 153, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.86, -1.35, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.86, 3.15, 244.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.508, 31.42, 36.402)`
Decimal	`9673117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93999D, 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 #93999D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93999D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #93999D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93999d; }
.text { color: #93999d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93999d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 153 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93999d, #93949d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #93999D?: #93999D is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93999D?: The RGB value is 147, 153, 157: 147 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93999D?: The complementary color is #9D9793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93999D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.