What color is #939B7B?

#939B7B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939B7B?

The RGB value is 147, 155, 123: 147 red, 155 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939B7B?

The complementary color is #837B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939B7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939B7B color

#939B7B rgb(147, 155, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #939B7B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60.8% green and 48.2% blue (147, 155, 123).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#939B7B color codes

HEX	`#939B7B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 155, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, -8.66, 15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 18.06, 118.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.329, 31.076, 23.294)`
Decimal	`9673595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939B7B, 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 #939B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #939B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939b7b; }
.text { color: #939b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 155 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939b7b, #839b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #939B7B?: #939B7B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939B7B?: The RGB value is 147, 155, 123: 147 red, 155 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939B7B?: The complementary color is #837B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939B7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.