What color is #928586?

#928586 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928586?

The RGB value is 146, 133, 134: 146 red, 133 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928586?

The complementary color is #859291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928586?

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.

#928586 color

#928586 rgb(146, 133, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928586 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.2% green and 52.5% blue (146, 133, 134).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#928586 color codes

HEX	`#928586`
RGB	`rgb(146, 133, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 9%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.69, 5.08, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.69, 5.23, 13.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.544, 24.608, 26.006)`
Decimal	`9602438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928586, 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 #928586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928586 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 #928586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928586; }
.text { color: #928586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 133 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928586, #928b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #928586?: #928586 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928586?: The RGB value is 146, 133, 134: 146 red, 133 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928586?: The complementary color is #859291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928586?: 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.