What color is #9292A0?

#9292A0 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 #9292A0?

The RGB value is 146, 146, 160: 146 red, 146 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9292A0?

The complementary color is #A0A092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9292A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9292A0 color

#9292A0 rgb(146, 146, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9292A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 57.3% green and 62.7% blue (146, 146, 160).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#9292A0 color codes

HEX	`#9292A0`
RGB	`rgb(146, 146, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 57.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, 2.83, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 7.88, 291.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.477, 29.207, 37.388)`
Decimal	`9605792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9292A0, 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 #9292A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9292A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #9292A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9292a0; }
.text { color: #9292a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9292a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 146 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9292a0, #9992a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9292A0?: #9292A0 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 #9292A0?: The RGB value is 146, 146, 160: 146 red, 146 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9292A0?: The complementary color is #A0A092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9292A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.