What color is #928398?

#928398 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 #928398?

The RGB value is 146, 131, 152: 146 red, 131 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928398?

The complementary color is #899883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928398 color

#928398 rgb(146, 131, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #928398 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51.4% green and 59.6% blue (146, 131, 152).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#928398 color codes

HEX	`#928398`
RGB	`rgb(146, 131, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.69, 9.72, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.69, 13.34, 316.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.637, 24.611, 33.099)`
Decimal	`9601944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928398, 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 #928398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #928398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928398; }
.text { color: #928398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 131 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928398, #988393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #928398?: #928398 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 #928398?: The RGB value is 146, 131, 152: 146 red, 131 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928398?: The complementary color is #899883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.