What color is #928089?

#928089 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928089?

The RGB value is 146, 128, 137: 146 red, 128 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928089?

The complementary color is #809289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928089 color

#928089 rgb(146, 128, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928089 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 50.2% green and 53.7% blue (146, 128, 137).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#928089 color codes

HEX	`#928089`
RGB	`rgb(146, 128, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 50.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.44, 8.5, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.44, 8.81, 344.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.088, 23.356, 26.901)`
Decimal	`9601161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928089, 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 #928089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #928089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928089; }
.text { color: #928089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 128 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928089, #928080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #928089?: #928089 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928089?: The RGB value is 146, 128, 137: 146 red, 128 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928089?: The complementary color is #809289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.