What color is #928980?

#928980 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928980?

The RGB value is 146, 137, 128: 146 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928980?

The complementary color is #808992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928980 color

#928980 rgb(146, 137, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928980 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 53.7% green and 50.2% blue (146, 137, 128).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#928980 color codes

HEX	`#928980`
RGB	`rgb(146, 137, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 53.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.62, 1.73, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.62, 6.27, 73.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.696, 25.561, 24.051)`
Decimal	`9603456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928980, 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 #928980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #928980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928980; }
.text { color: #928980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 137 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928980, #929280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #928980?: #928980 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928980?: The RGB value is 146, 137, 128: 146 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928980?: The complementary color is #808992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.