What color is #92889C?

#92889C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92889C?

The RGB value is 146, 136, 156: 146 red, 136 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92889C?

The complementary color is #929C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92889C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92889C color

#92889C rgb(146, 136, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92889C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 53.3% green and 61.2% blue (146, 136, 156).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#92889C color codes

HEX	`#92889C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 136, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 53.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, 7.68, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 12.03, 309.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.658, 26.12, 35.083)`
Decimal	`9603228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92889C, 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 #92889C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92889C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #92889C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92889c; }
.text { color: #92889c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92889c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 136 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92889c, #9c889c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #92889C?: #92889C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92889C?: The RGB value is 146, 136, 156: 146 red, 136 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92889C?: The complementary color is #929C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92889C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.