What color is #939AAB?

#939AAB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939AAB?

The RGB value is 147, 154, 171: 147 red, 154 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939AAB?

The complementary color is #ABA493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939AAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939AAB color

#939AAB rgb(147, 154, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939AAB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60.4% green and 67.1% blue (147, 154, 171).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#939AAB color codes

HEX	`#939AAB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 154, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.55, 1.04, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.55, 9.76, 276.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.937, 32.254, 43.116)`
Decimal	`9673387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939AAB, 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 #939AAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939AAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #939AAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939aab; }
.text { color: #939aab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939aab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 154 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939aab, #9893ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #939AAB?: #939AAB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939AAB?: The RGB value is 147, 154, 171: 147 red, 154 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939AAB?: The complementary color is #ABA493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939AAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.