What color is #92788C?

#92788C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92788C?

The RGB value is 146, 120, 140: 146 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92788C?

The complementary color is #78927E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92788C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92788C color

#92788C rgb(146, 120, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #92788C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 47.1% green and 54.9% blue (146, 120, 140).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#92788C color codes

HEX	`#92788C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 120, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 47.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, 13.7, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 15.4, 332.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.304, 21.438, 27.716)`
Decimal	`9599116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92788C, 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 #92788C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92788C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #92788C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92788c; }
.text { color: #92788c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92788c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 120 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92788c, #92787f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #92788C?: #92788C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92788C?: The RGB value is 146, 120, 140: 146 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92788C?: The complementary color is #78927E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92788C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.