What color is #939CAE?

#939CAE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939CAE?

The RGB value is 147, 156, 174: 147 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939CAE?

The complementary color is #AEA593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939CAE color

#939CAE rgb(147, 156, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939CAE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 61.2% green and 68.2% blue (147, 156, 174).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#939CAE color codes

HEX	`#939CAE`
RGB	`rgb(147, 156, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 61.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.19, 0.59, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.19, 10.46, 273.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.559, 33.035, 44.75)`
Decimal	`9673902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939CAE, 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 #939CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #939CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939cae; }
.text { color: #939cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 156 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939cae, #9893ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #939CAE?: #939CAE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939CAE?: The RGB value is 147, 156, 174: 147 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939CAE?: The complementary color is #AEA593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.