What color is #929188?

#929188 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929188?

The RGB value is 146, 145, 136: 146 red, 145 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929188?

The complementary color is #888992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929188 color

#929188 rgb(146, 145, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929188 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.9% green and 53.3% blue (146, 145, 136).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#929188 color codes

HEX	`#929188`
RGB	`rgb(146, 145, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 7%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, -1.32, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 5.08, 105.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.423, 28.139, 27.327)`
Decimal	`9605512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929188, 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 #929188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #929188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929188; }
.text { color: #929188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 145 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929188, #8e9288); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929188?: #929188 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929188?: The RGB value is 146, 145, 136: 146 red, 145 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929188?: The complementary color is #888992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.