What color is #928A85?

#928A85 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928A85?

The RGB value is 146, 138, 133: 146 red, 138 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928A85?

The complementary color is #858D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928A85 color

#928A85 rgb(146, 138, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928A85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.1% green and 52.2% blue (146, 138, 133).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#928A85 color codes

HEX	`#928A85`
RGB	`rgb(146, 138, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 9%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.02, 2.06, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.02, 4.27, 61.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.176, 25.982, 25.874)`
Decimal	`9603717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928A85, 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 #928A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #928A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928a85; }
.text { color: #928a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 138 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928a85, #929185); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #928A85?: #928A85 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928A85?: The RGB value is 146, 138, 133: 146 red, 138 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928A85?: The complementary color is #858D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.