What color is #928F8D?

#928F8D is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928F8D?

The RGB value is 146, 143, 141: 146 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928F8D?

The complementary color is #8D9092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928F8D color

#928F8D rgb(146, 143, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928F8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.1% green and 55.3% blue (146, 143, 141).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 2% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#928F8D color codes

HEX	`#928F8D`
RGB	`rgb(146, 143, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 2%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 3%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, 0.72, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 1.62, 63.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.484, 27.679, 29.142)`
Decimal	`9605005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928F8D, 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 #928F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #928F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928f8d; }
.text { color: #928f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 143 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928f8d, #92928d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #928F8D?: #928F8D is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928F8D?: The RGB value is 146, 143, 141: 146 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928F8D?: The complementary color is #8D9092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.