What color is #939B8D?

#939B8D is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939B8D?

The RGB value is 147, 155, 141: 147 red, 155 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939B8D?

The complementary color is #958D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939B8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939B8D color

#939B8D rgb(147, 155, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939B8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60.8% green and 55.3% blue (147, 155, 141).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#939B8D color codes

HEX	`#939B8D`
RGB	`rgb(147, 155, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 9%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, -5.55, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 8.44, 131.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.561, 31.569, 29.783)`
Decimal	`9673613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939B8D, 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 #939B8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939B8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #939B8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939b8d; }
.text { color: #939b8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939b8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 155 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939b8d, #8d9b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939B8D?: #939B8D is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939B8D?: The RGB value is 147, 155, 141: 147 red, 155 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939B8D?: The complementary color is #958D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939B8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.