What color is #939C8A?

#939C8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939C8A?

The RGB value is 147, 156, 138: 147 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939C8A?

The complementary color is #938A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939C8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939C8A color

#939C8A rgb(147, 156, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939C8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (147, 156, 138).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#939C8A color codes

HEX	`#939C8A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 156, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 61.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.19, -6.64, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.19, 10.66, 128.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.508, 31.815, 28.679)`
Decimal	`9673866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939C8A, 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 #939C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #939C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939c8a; }
.text { color: #939c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 156 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939c8a, #8a9c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939C8A?: #939C8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939C8A?: The RGB value is 147, 156, 138: 147 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939C8A?: The complementary color is #938A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939C8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.