What color is #928596?

#928596 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928596?

The RGB value is 146, 133, 150: 146 red, 133 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928596?

The complementary color is #899685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928596 color

#928596 rgb(146, 133, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928596 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.2% green and 58.8% blue (146, 133, 150).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#928596 color codes

HEX	`#928596`
RGB	`rgb(146, 133, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.16, 8.16, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.16, 10.95, 318.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.746, 25.088, 32.334)`
Decimal	`9602454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928596, 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 #928596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #928596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928596; }
.text { color: #928596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 133 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928596, #968592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #928596?: #928596 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928596?: The RGB value is 146, 133, 150: 146 red, 133 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928596?: The complementary color is #899685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.