What color is #92899C?

#92899C 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 #92899C?

The RGB value is 146, 137, 156: 146 red, 137 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92899C?

The complementary color is #939C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92899C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92899C color

#92899C rgb(146, 137, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92899C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 53.7% green and 61.2% blue (146, 137, 156).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#92899C color codes

HEX	`#92899C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 137, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 53.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.42, 7.1, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.42, 11.36, 308.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.799, 26.403, 35.13)`
Decimal	`9603484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92899C, 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 #92899C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92899C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #92899C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92899c; }
.text { color: #92899c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92899c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 137 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92899c, #9b899c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #92899C?: #92899C 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 #92899C?: The RGB value is 146, 137, 156: 146 red, 137 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92899C?: The complementary color is #939C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92899C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.