What color is #928FA5?

#928FA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928FA5?

The RGB value is 146, 143, 165: 146 red, 143 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928FA5?

The complementary color is #A2A58F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928FA5 color

#928FA5 rgb(146, 143, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928FA5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.1% green and 64.7% blue (146, 143, 165).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#928FA5 color codes

HEX	`#928FA5`
RGB	`rgb(146, 143, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, 5.59, -11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 12.49, 296.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.467, 28.472, 39.586)`
Decimal	`9605029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928FA5, 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 #928FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #928FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928fa5; }
.text { color: #928fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 143 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928fa5, #9d8fa5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #928FA5?: #928FA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928FA5?: The RGB value is 146, 143, 165: 146 red, 143 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928FA5?: The complementary color is #A2A58F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.