What color is #928594?

#928594 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928594?

The RGB value is 146, 133, 148: 146 red, 133 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928594?

The complementary color is #879485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928594 color

#928594 rgb(146, 133, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928594 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.2% green and 58% blue (146, 133, 148).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#928594 color codes

HEX	`#928594`
RGB	`rgb(146, 133, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.1, 7.76, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.1, 9.95, 321.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.586, 25.024, 31.494)`
Decimal	`9602452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928594, 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 #928594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #928594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928594; }
.text { color: #928594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 133 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928594, #94858f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #928594?: #928594 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928594?: The RGB value is 146, 133, 148: 146 red, 133 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928594?: The complementary color is #879485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.