What color is #939CA6?

#939CA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939CA6?

The RGB value is 147, 156, 166: 147 red, 156 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939CA6?

The complementary color is #A69D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939CA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939CA6 color

#939CA6 rgb(147, 156, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939CA6 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 61.2% green and 65.1% blue (147, 156, 166).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#939CA6 color codes

HEX	`#939CA6`
RGB	`rgb(147, 156, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 61.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.94, -1.14, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.94, 6.41, 259.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.802, 32.733, 40.764)`
Decimal	`9673894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939CA6, 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 #939CA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939CA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #939CA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939ca6; }
.text { color: #939ca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939ca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 156 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939ca6, #9393a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #939CA6?: #939CA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939CA6?: The RGB value is 147, 156, 166: 147 red, 156 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939CA6?: The complementary color is #A69D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939CA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.