What color is #928987?

#928987 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928987?

The RGB value is 146, 137, 135: 146 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928987?

The complementary color is #879092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928987 color

#928987 rgb(146, 137, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928987 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 53.7% green and 52.9% blue (146, 137, 135).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#928987 color codes

HEX	`#928987`
RGB	`rgb(146, 137, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 53.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.8, 2.99, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.8, 3.76, 37.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.172, 25.752, 26.561)`
Decimal	`9603463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928987, 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 #928987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #928987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928987; }
.text { color: #928987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 137 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928987, #928f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #928987?: #928987 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928987?: The RGB value is 146, 137, 135: 146 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928987?: The complementary color is #879092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.