What color is #939C91?

#939C91 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939C91?

The RGB value is 147, 156, 145: 147 red, 156 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939C91?

The complementary color is #9A919C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939C91?

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.

#939C91 color

#939C91 rgb(147, 156, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939C91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 61.2% green and 56.9% blue (147, 156, 145).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#939C91 color codes

HEX	`#939C91`
RGB	`rgb(147, 156, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 61.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 7%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, -5.35, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 7.09, 139.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.031, 32.024, 31.434)`
Decimal	`9673873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939C91, 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 #939C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939C91 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 #939C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939c91; }
.text { color: #939c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 156 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939c91, #919c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #939C91?: #939C91 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939C91?: The RGB value is 147, 156, 145: 147 red, 156 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939C91?: The complementary color is #9A919C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939C91?: 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.