What color is #928299?

#928299 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928299?

The RGB value is 146, 130, 153: 146 red, 130 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928299?

The complementary color is #899982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928299 color

#928299 rgb(146, 130, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #928299 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51% green and 60% blue (146, 130, 153).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#928299 color codes

HEX	`#928299`
RGB	`rgb(146, 130, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.46, 10.5, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.46, 14.55, 316.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.586, 24.376, 33.488)`
Decimal	`9601689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928299, 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 #928299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #928299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928299; }
.text { color: #928299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 130 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928299, #998295); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #928299?: #928299 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928299?: The RGB value is 146, 130, 153: 146 red, 130 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928299?: The complementary color is #899982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.