What color is #939D9E?

#939D9E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939D9E?

The RGB value is 147, 157, 158: 147 red, 157 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939D9E?

The complementary color is #9E9493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939D9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939D9E color

#939D9E rgb(147, 157, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #939D9E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 61.6% green and 62% blue (147, 157, 158).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#939D9E color codes

HEX	`#939D9E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 157, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 61.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, -3.36, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 3.79, 207.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.26, 32.785, 37.075)`
Decimal	`9674142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939D9E, 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 #939D9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939D9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #939D9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939d9e; }
.text { color: #939d9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939d9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 157 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939d9e, #93989e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #939D9E?: #939D9E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939D9E?: The RGB value is 147, 157, 158: 147 red, 157 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939D9E?: The complementary color is #9E9493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939D9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.