What color is #928487?

#928487 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928487?

The RGB value is 146, 132, 135: 146 red, 132 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928487?

The complementary color is #84928F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928487 color

#928487 rgb(146, 132, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928487 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51.8% green and 52.9% blue (146, 132, 135).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% 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 5.87:1).

#928487 color codes

HEX	`#928487`
RGB	`rgb(146, 132, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.45, 5.83, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.45, 5.84, 3.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.478, 24.363, 26.33)`
Decimal	`9602183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928487, 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 #928487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #928487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928487; }
.text { color: #928487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 132 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928487, #928884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #928487?: #928487 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928487?: The RGB value is 146, 132, 135: 146 red, 132 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928487?: The complementary color is #84928F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.