What color is #928A8A?

#928A8A is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928A8A?

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

What is the complementary color of #928A8A?

The complementary color is #8A9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928A8A color

#928A8A rgb(146, 138, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928A8A is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#928A8A color codes

HEX	`#928A8A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 138, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, 2.98, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 3.16, 19.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.529, 26.123, 27.737)`
Decimal	`9603722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928A8A, 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 #928A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #928A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928a8a; }
.text { color: #928a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 138 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928a8a, #928e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #928A8A?: #928A8A is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928A8A?: The RGB value is 146, 138, 138: 146 red, 138 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928A8A?: The complementary color is #8A9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.