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#939F93 Color

#939F93 is rgb(147, 159, 147) in RGB, hsl(120, 6%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#939F93
HEX#939F93
RGBrgb(147, 159, 147)
HSLhsl(120, 6%, 60%)
HSVhsv(120, 8%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.022 145.3)
LABlab(64.25% -6.18 4.75)
LCHlch(64.25% 7.79 142.49)

What #939F93 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #939F93, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#939F93 Channel Values

How #939F93 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 147 · G 159 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 6% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 8% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #939F93 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #939F93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #939F93; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #939F93

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #939F93 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#939F93
Protanopia#9D9D93
Protanomaly#999E93
Deuteranopia#9B9B93
Deuteranomaly#989D93
Tritanopia#959E9E
Tritanomaly#949E99
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

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Using #939F93 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-939f93: #939F93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #939F93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-939f93': '#939F93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.624, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_939f93">#939F93</color>
SVG fillfill="#939F93"

More Gray Colors

#939F93 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#939F93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #939F93?

#939F93 is a light gray — rgb(147, 159, 147) in RGB and hsl(120, 6%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #939F93?

#939F93 is rgb(147, 159, 147) — red 147, green 159, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #939F93?

#939F93 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #939F93 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #939F93 scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #939F93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #939F93 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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