What color is #928583?

#928583 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928583?

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

What is the complementary color of #928583?

The complementary color is #839092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928583 color

#928583 rgb(146, 133, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928583 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 8°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#928583 color codes

HEX	`#928583`
RGB	`rgb(146, 133, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, 4.53, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 5.36, 32.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.338, 24.525, 24.92)`
Decimal	`9602435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928583, 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 #928583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #928583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928583; }
.text { color: #928583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 133 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928583, #928d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #928583?: #928583 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928583?: The RGB value is 146, 133, 131: 146 red, 133 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928583?: The complementary color is #839092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.