What color is #929090?

#929090 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929090?

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

What is the complementary color of #929090?

The complementary color is #909292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929090 color

#929090 rgb(146, 144, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929090 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Tin (#919191), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#929090 color codes

HEX	`#929090`
RGB	`rgb(146, 144, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, 0.73, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 0.78, 19.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.861, 28.071, 30.383)`
Decimal	`9605264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929090, 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 #929090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #929090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929090; }
.text { color: #929090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 144 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929090, #929190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #929090?: #929090 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929090?: The RGB value is 146, 144, 144: 146 red, 144 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929090?: The complementary color is #909292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.