#939A9F

Accessibility

AAA

7.36:1

Vs white / black

2.85:1 · 7.36:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#939a9f

RGB

rgb(147, 154, 159)

RGBA

rgba(147, 154, 159, 1)

HSL

hsl(205, 6%, 60%)

HSLA

hsla(205, 6%, 60%, 1)

HSV

hsv(205, 8%, 62%)

LAB

lab(63.19% -1.5 -3.48)

LCH

lch(63.19% 3.79 246.68)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6821 -0.0057 -0.0093)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6821 0.0109 238.5)

XYZ

xyz(29.84, 31.82, 37.36)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 38%)

CSS

color: #939a9f;

CSS variable

--color-939a9f: #939a9f;

SCSS

$color-939a9f: #939a9f;

JavaScript

const color = "#939a9f";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#939a9f";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#939a9f" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#939a9f", "rgb": { "r": 147, "g": 154, "b": 159 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6821 0.0109 238.5)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#939a9f-1: #939a9f;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.64 · #9CA3AF

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 6.2 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.11 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 13.58 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e9f7ff 100dceaf4 200c9d6e0 300b2c0c9 40097a4ad 5007c8891 60066727b 7004f5b64 8003a454d 900263138 950121c23

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f7f7 edeeef e4e6e7 dbdddf d2d5d7 c9cdcf c0c4c7 b7bcbf aeb3b7 a5abaf 9ca2a7 939a9f 878d92 7b8085 6e7477 62676a 565a5d 4a4d50 3d4042 313335 252728 181a1a 0c0d0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f7f7 edeeef e4e6e7 dbdddf d2d5d7 c9cdcf c0c4c7 b7bcbf aeb3b7 a5abaf 9ca2a7

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

878d92 7b8085 6e7477 62676a 565a5d 4a4d50 3d4042 313335 252728 181a1a 0c0d0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

91989c 90969a 8e9497 8d9195 8b8f92 8a8d90 888b8d 86898a 858788 838485 828283

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#939A9FStop 1 #9F9893Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#939F9EStop 1 #939A9FStop 2 #93949FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#939A9FStop 1 #9F939AStop 2 #9A9F93Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#939A9FStop 1 #9F9394Stop 2 #9F9E93Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#303436Stop 1 #545A5FStop 2 #788187Stop 3 #A0A7ABStop 4 #C9CDCFStop 5

Using this color

Where #939a9f works

#939A9F (#939a9f) sits in the grey family at about 205° hue, 6% saturation, and 60% lightness. Contrast is 2.85:1 on white and 7.36:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #939a9f as small body text on white — 2.85:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 System Gray#8E8E93 Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Concrete#95A5A6 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Asbestos#7F8C8D Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Material Blue Grey 400#78909C

Where #939a9f works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #939a9f as small body text on white — 2.85:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.