What color is #928B8B?

#928B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928B8B?

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

What is the complementary color of #928B8B?

The complementary color is #8B9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928B8B color

#928B8B rgb(146, 139, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928B8B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#928B8B color codes

HEX	`#928B8B`
RGB	`rgb(146, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.45, 2.6, 0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.45, 2.76, 19.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.746, 26.441, 28.168)`
Decimal	`9603979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928B8B, 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 #928B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #928B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928b8b; }
.text { color: #928b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928b8b, #928f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #928B8B?: #928B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928B8B?: The RGB value is 146, 139, 139: 146 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928B8B?: The complementary color is #8B9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.