What color is #929185?

#929185 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929185?

The RGB value is 146, 145, 133: 146 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929185?

The complementary color is #858692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929185 color

#929185 rgb(146, 145, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929185 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (146, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#929185 color codes

HEX	`#929185`
RGB	`rgb(146, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 9%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, -1.87, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 6.76, 106.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.213, 28.055, 26.22)`
Decimal	`9605509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929185, 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 #929185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #929185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929185; }
.text { color: #929185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929185, #8d9285); }

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Questions

What color is #929185?: #929185 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929185?: The RGB value is 146, 145, 133: 146 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929185?: The complementary color is #858692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.