What color is #929292?

#929292 is a gray known as Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nickel?

The RGB value is 146, 146, 146: 146 red, 146 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nickel?

The complementary color is #929292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nickel color: hex code #929292

#929292 rgb(146, 146, 146)

Shades of gray

Nickel has the hex code #929292. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 57.3% green and 57.3% blue (146, 146, 146).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

Nickel (#929292) color codes

HEX	`#929292`
RGB	`rgb(146, 146, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 57.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.56, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.56, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.32, 28.744, 31.297)`
Decimal	`9605778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nickel, 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 #929292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	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 #929292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929292; }
.text { color: #929292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 146 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929292, #929292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

See #929292 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #929292?: #929292 is a gray known as Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nickel?: The RGB value is 146, 146, 146: 146 red, 146 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nickel?: The complementary color is #929292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.