What color is #928A9A?

#928A9A is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928A9A?

The RGB value is 146, 138, 154: 146 red, 138 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928A9A?

The complementary color is #929A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928A9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928A9A color

#928A9A rgb(146, 138, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928A9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.1% green and 60.4% blue (146, 138, 154).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#928A9A color codes

HEX	`#928A9A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 138, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.62, 6.12, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.62, 9.62, 309.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.774, 26.621, 34.293)`
Decimal	`9603738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928A9A, 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 #928A9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928A9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #928A9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928a9a; }
.text { color: #928a9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928a9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 138 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928a9a, #9a8a9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #928A9A?: #928A9A is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928A9A?: The RGB value is 146, 138, 154: 146 red, 138 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928A9A?: The complementary color is #929A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928A9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.