What color is #928581?

#928581 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928581?

The RGB value is 146, 133, 129: 146 red, 133 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928581?

The complementary color is #818E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928581 color

#928581 rgb(146, 133, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928581 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.2% green and 50.6% blue (146, 133, 129).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#928581 color codes

HEX	`#928581`
RGB	`rgb(146, 133, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.56, 4.18, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.56, 5.73, 43.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.204, 24.471, 24.213)`
Decimal	`9602433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928581, 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 #928581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #928581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928581; }
.text { color: #928581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 133 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928581, #928e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #928581?: #928581 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928581?: The RGB value is 146, 133, 129: 146 red, 133 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928581?: The complementary color is #818E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.