What color is #939B9B?

#939B9B is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939B9B?

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

What is the complementary color of #939B9B?

The complementary color is #9B9393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939B9B color

#939B9B rgb(147, 155, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939B9B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#939B9B color codes

HEX	`#939B9B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 155, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.35, -2.86, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.35, 3.03, 199.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.669, 32.012, 35.62)`
Decimal	`9673627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939B9B, 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 #939B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #939B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939b9b; }
.text { color: #939b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 155 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939b9b, #93979b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #939B9B?: #939B9B is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939B9B?: The RGB value is 147, 155, 155: 147 red, 155 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939B9B?: The complementary color is #9B9393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.