What color is #939F89?

#939F89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939F89?

The RGB value is 147, 159, 137: 147 red, 159 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939F89?

The complementary color is #95899F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939F89?

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.

#939F89 color

#939F89 rgb(147, 159, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #939F89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 62.4% green and 53.7% blue (147, 159, 137).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#939F89 color codes

HEX	`#939F89`
RGB	`rgb(147, 159, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 62.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, -8.44, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 13.12, 130.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.945, 32.805, 28.469)`
Decimal	`9674633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939F89, 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 #939F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939F89 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 #939F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939f89; }
.text { color: #939f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 159 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939f89, #899f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #939F89?: #939F89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939F89?: The RGB value is 147, 159, 137: 147 red, 159 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939F89?: The complementary color is #95899F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939F89?: 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.