What color is #928998?

#928998 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928998?

The RGB value is 146, 137, 152: 146 red, 137 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928998?

The complementary color is #8F9889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928998 color

#928998 rgb(146, 137, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928998 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 53.7% green and 59.6% blue (146, 137, 152).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#928998 color codes

HEX	`#928998`
RGB	`rgb(146, 137, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 53.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.29, 6.28, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.29, 9.23, 312.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.466, 26.269, 33.376)`
Decimal	`9603480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928998, 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 #928998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #928998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928998; }
.text { color: #928998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 137 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928998, #988997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #928998?: #928998 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928998?: The RGB value is 146, 137, 152: 146 red, 137 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928998?: The complementary color is #8F9889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.