What color is #928B90?

#928B90 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928B90?

The RGB value is 146, 139, 144: 146 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928B90?

The complementary color is #8B928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928B90?

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.

#928B90 color

#928B90 rgb(146, 139, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928B90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.5% green and 56.5% blue (146, 139, 144).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 3% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#928B90 color codes

HEX	`#928B90`
RGB	`rgb(146, 139, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 3%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 5%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.59, 3.55, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.59, 3.95, 334.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.12, 26.59, 30.137)`
Decimal	`9603984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928B90, 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 #928B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928B90 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 #928B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928b90; }
.text { color: #928b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 139 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928b90, #928b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #928B90?: #928B90 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928B90?: The RGB value is 146, 139, 144: 146 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928B90?: The complementary color is #8B928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928B90?: 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.