What color is #928E85?

#928E85 is a gray known as Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Stone?

The RGB value is 146, 142, 133: 146 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Stone?

The complementary color is #858992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Stone color: hex code #928E85

#928E85 rgb(146, 142, 133)

Shades of gray

Stone has the hex code #928E85. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 55.7% green and 52.2% blue (146, 142, 133).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

Stone (#928E85) color codes

HEX	`#928E85`
RGB	`rgb(146, 142, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 55.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 9%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, -0.19, 5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 5.32, 92.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.76, 27.151, 26.069)`
Decimal	`9604741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Stone, 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 #928E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #928E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928e85; }
.text { color: #928e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 142 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928e85, #909285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #928E85 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #928E85?: #928E85 is a gray known as Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Stone?: The RGB value is 146, 142, 133: 146 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Stone?: The complementary color is #858992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.