What color is #928B84?

#928B84 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928B84?

The RGB value is 146, 139, 132: 146 red, 139 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928B84?

The complementary color is #848B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928B84?

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.

#928B84 color

#928B84 rgb(146, 139, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928B84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.5% green and 51.8% blue (146, 139, 132).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#928B84 color codes

HEX	`#928B84`
RGB	`rgb(146, 139, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, 1.31, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 4.85, 74.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.251, 26.242, 25.56)`
Decimal	`9603972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928B84, 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 #928B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928B84 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 #928B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928b84; }
.text { color: #928b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 139 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928b84, #929284); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #928B84?: #928B84 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928B84?: The RGB value is 146, 139, 132: 146 red, 139 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928B84?: The complementary color is #848B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928B84?: 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.