What color is #92929E?

#92929E is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92929E?

The RGB value is 146, 146, 158: 146 red, 146 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92929E?

The complementary color is #9E9E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92929E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92929E color

#92929E rgb(146, 146, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92929E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 57.3% green and 62% blue (146, 146, 158).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#92929E color codes

HEX	`#92929E`
RGB	`rgb(146, 146, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 57.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.9, 2.41, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.9, 6.76, 290.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.303, 29.137, 36.474)`
Decimal	`9605790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92929E, 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 #92929E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92929E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #92929E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92929e; }
.text { color: #92929e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92929e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 146 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92929e, #98929e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #92929E?: #92929E is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92929E?: The RGB value is 146, 146, 158: 146 red, 146 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92929E?: The complementary color is #9E9E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92929E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.