What color is #92798E?

#92798E 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 #92798E?

The RGB value is 146, 121, 142: 146 red, 121 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92798E?

The complementary color is #79927D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92798E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92798E color

#92798E rgb(146, 121, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #92798E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 47.5% green and 55.7% blue (146, 121, 142).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#92798E color codes

HEX	`#92798E`
RGB	`rgb(146, 121, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 47.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.75, 13.5, -7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.75, 15.56, 330.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.573, 21.739, 28.54)`
Decimal	`9599374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92798E, 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 #92798E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92798E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #92798E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92798e; }
.text { color: #92798e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92798e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 121 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92798e, #927982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #92798E?: #92798E 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 #92798E?: The RGB value is 146, 121, 142: 146 red, 121 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92798E?: The complementary color is #79927D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92798E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.