What color is #919792?

#919792 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919792?

The RGB value is 145, 151, 146: 145 red, 151 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919792?

The complementary color is #979196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919792?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919792 color

#919792 rgb(145, 151, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919792 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.2% green and 57.3% blue (145, 151, 146).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#919792 color codes

HEX	`#919792`
RGB	`rgb(145, 151, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 4%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, -3.14, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 3.66, 149.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.931, 30.228, 31.552)`
Decimal	`9541522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919792, 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 #919792	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919792 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #919792 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919792; }
.text { color: #919792; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919792; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 151 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919792, #919795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #919792?: #919792 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919792?: The RGB value is 145, 151, 146: 145 red, 151 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919792?: The complementary color is #979196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919792?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.