What color is #92729A?

#92729A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92729A?

The RGB value is 146, 114, 154: 146 red, 114 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92729A?

The complementary color is #7A9A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92729A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92729A color

#92729A rgb(146, 114, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #92729A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 44.7% green and 60.4% blue (146, 114, 154).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#92729A color codes

HEX	`#92729A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 114, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 44.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.37, 20, -16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.37, 26.14, 319.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.703, 20.479, 33.27)`
Decimal	`9597594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92729A, 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 #92729A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92729A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #92729A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92729a; }
.text { color: #92729a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92729a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 114 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92729a, #9a728e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #92729A?: #92729A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92729A?: The RGB value is 146, 114, 154: 146 red, 114 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92729A?: The complementary color is #7A9A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92729A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.