What color is #928D91?

#928D91 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928D91?

The RGB value is 146, 141, 145: 146 red, 141 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928D91?

The complementary color is #8D928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928D91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928D91 color

#928D91 rgb(146, 141, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928D91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 55.3% green and 56.9% blue (146, 141, 145).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 2% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#928D91 color codes

HEX	`#928D91`
RGB	`rgb(146, 141, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 55.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 2%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 3%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.16, 2.62, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.16, 3, 330.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.489, 27.205, 30.638)`
Decimal	`9604497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928D91, 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 #928D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #928D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928d91; }
.text { color: #928d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 141 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928d91, #928d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #928D91?: #928D91 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928D91?: The RGB value is 146, 141, 145: 146 red, 141 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928D91?: The complementary color is #8D928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928D91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.