What color is #928495?

#928495 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928495?

The RGB value is 146, 132, 149: 146 red, 132 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928495?

The complementary color is #879584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928495 color

#928495 rgb(146, 132, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928495 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51.8% green and 58.4% blue (146, 132, 149).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#928495 color codes

HEX	`#928495`
RGB	`rgb(146, 132, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, 8.54, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 11.14, 320.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.529, 24.784, 31.867)`
Decimal	`9602197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928495, 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 #928495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #928495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928495; }
.text { color: #928495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 132 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928495, #958490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #928495?: #928495 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928495?: The RGB value is 146, 132, 149: 146 red, 132 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928495?: The complementary color is #879584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.