What color is #939A8F?

#939A8F is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939A8F?

The RGB value is 147, 154, 143: 147 red, 154 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939A8F?

The complementary color is #968F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939A8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939A8F color

#939A8F rgb(147, 154, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939A8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60.4% green and 56.1% blue (147, 154, 143).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#939A8F color codes

HEX	`#939A8F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 154, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.76, -4.63, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.76, 6.75, 133.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.545, 31.297, 30.518)`
Decimal	`9673359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939A8F, 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 #939A8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939A8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #939A8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939a8f; }
.text { color: #939a8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939a8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 154 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939a8f, #8f9a91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939A8F?: #939A8F is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939A8F?: The RGB value is 147, 154, 143: 147 red, 154 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939A8F?: The complementary color is #968F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939A8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.