What color is #928385?

#928385 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928385?

The RGB value is 146, 131, 133: 146 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928385?

The complementary color is #839290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928385 color

#928385 rgb(146, 131, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928385 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51.4% green and 52.2% blue (146, 131, 133).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#928385 color codes

HEX	`#928385`
RGB	`rgb(146, 131, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, 6.04, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 6.12, 9.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.204, 24.037, 25.55)`
Decimal	`9601925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928385, 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 #928385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #928385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928385; }
.text { color: #928385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 131 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928385, #928883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #928385?: #928385 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928385?: The RGB value is 146, 131, 133: 146 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928385?: The complementary color is #839290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.