What color is #928185?

#928185 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928185?

The RGB value is 146, 129, 133: 146 red, 129 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928185?

The complementary color is #81928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928185 color

#928185 rgb(146, 129, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928185 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 50.6% green and 52.2% blue (146, 129, 133).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#928185 color codes

HEX	`#928185`
RGB	`rgb(146, 129, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 50.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.59, 7.18, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.59, 7.18, 1.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.938, 23.505, 25.462)`
Decimal	`9601413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928185, 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 #928185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #928185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928185; }
.text { color: #928185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 129 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928185, #928581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #928185?: #928185 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928185?: The RGB value is 146, 129, 133: 146 red, 129 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928185?: The complementary color is #81928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.