What color is #939AA0?

#939AA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939AA0?

The RGB value is 147, 154, 160: 147 red, 154 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939AA0?

The complementary color is #A09993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939AA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939AA0 color

#939AA0 rgb(147, 154, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939AA0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60.4% green and 62.7% blue (147, 154, 160).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#939AA0 color codes

HEX	`#939AA0`
RGB	`rgb(147, 154, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 8%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.22, -1.29, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.22, 4.21, 252.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.932, 31.852, 37.822)`
Decimal	`9673376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939AA0, 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 #939AA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939AA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #939AA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939aa0; }
.text { color: #939aa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939aa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 154 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939aa0, #9393a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #939AA0?: #939AA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939AA0?: The RGB value is 147, 154, 160: 147 red, 154 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939AA0?: The complementary color is #A09993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939AA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.