What color is #939C9F?

#939C9F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939C9F?

The RGB value is 147, 156, 159: 147 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939C9F?

The complementary color is #9F9693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939C9F color

#939C9F rgb(147, 156, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939C9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 61.2% green and 62.4% blue (147, 156, 159).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#939C9F color codes

HEX	`#939C9F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 156, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 61.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.74, -2.6, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.74, 3.73, 225.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.178, 32.483, 37.474)`
Decimal	`9673887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939C9F, 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 #939C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #939C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939c9f; }
.text { color: #939c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 156 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939c9f, #93969f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #939C9F?: #939C9F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939C9F?: The RGB value is 147, 156, 159: 147 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939C9F?: The complementary color is #9F9693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.