What color is #92908C?

#92908C is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92908C?

The RGB value is 146, 144, 140: 146 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92908C?

The complementary color is #8C8E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92908C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92908C color

#92908C rgb(146, 144, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92908C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.5% green and 54.9% blue (146, 144, 140).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 3% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#92908C color codes

HEX	`#92908C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 144, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 3%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 4%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.84, -0.03, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.84, 2.38, 90.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.56, 27.951, 28.802)`
Decimal	`9605260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92908C, 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 #92908C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92908C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #92908C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92908c; }
.text { color: #92908c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92908c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 144 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92908c, #91928c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #92908C?: #92908C is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92908C?: The RGB value is 146, 144, 140: 146 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92908C?: The complementary color is #8C8E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92908C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.