What color is #92898A?

#92898A is a gray known as Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Zinc?

The RGB value is 146, 137, 138: 146 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Zinc?

The complementary color is #899291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92898A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Zinc color: hex code #92898A

#92898A rgb(146, 137, 138)

Shades of gray

Zinc has the hex code #92898A. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 53.7% green and 54.1% blue (146, 137, 138).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

Zinc (#92898A) color codes

HEX	`#92898A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 137, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 53.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 6%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, 3.54, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 3.61, 10.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.387, 25.838, 27.69)`
Decimal	`9603466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Zinc, 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 #92898A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92898A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #92898A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92898a; }
.text { color: #92898a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92898a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 137 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92898a, #928d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

See #92898A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #92898A?: #92898A is a gray known as Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Zinc?: The RGB value is 146, 137, 138: 146 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Zinc?: The complementary color is #899291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92898A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.