What color is #939BA4?

#939BA4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939BA4?

The RGB value is 147, 155, 164: 147 red, 155 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939BA4?

The complementary color is #A49C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939BA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939BA4 color

#939BA4 rgb(147, 155, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939BA4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60.8% green and 64.3% blue (147, 155, 164).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#939BA4 color codes

HEX	`#939BA4`
RGB	`rgb(147, 155, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60.8%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.61, -1.01, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.61, 5.77, 259.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.453, 32.326, 39.75)`
Decimal	`9673636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939BA4, 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 #939BA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939BA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #939BA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939ba4; }
.text { color: #939ba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939ba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 155 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939ba4, #9393a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #939BA4?: #939BA4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939BA4?: The RGB value is 147, 155, 164: 147 red, 155 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939BA4?: The complementary color is #A49C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939BA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.