What color is #939C87?

#939C87 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939C87?

The RGB value is 147, 156, 135: 147 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939C87?

The complementary color is #90879C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939C87 color

#939C87 rgb(147, 156, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939C87 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 61.2% green and 52.9% blue (147, 156, 135).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#939C87 color codes

HEX	`#939C87`
RGB	`rgb(147, 156, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 61.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.12, -7.18, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.12, 12.24, 125.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.294, 31.729, 27.551)`
Decimal	`9673863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939C87, 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 #939C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #939C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939c87; }
.text { color: #939c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 156 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939c87, #889c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #939C87?: #939C87 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939C87?: The RGB value is 147, 156, 135: 147 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939C87?: The complementary color is #90879C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.