What color is #929398?

#929398 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929398?

The RGB value is 146, 147, 152: 146 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929398?

The complementary color is #989792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929398 color

#929398 rgb(146, 147, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929398 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 57.6% green and 59.6% blue (146, 147, 152).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#929398 color codes

HEX	`#929398`
RGB	`rgb(146, 147, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 57.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 4%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, 0.63, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 2.83, 282.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.954, 29.245, 33.872)`
Decimal	`9606040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929398, 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 #929398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #929398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929398; }
.text { color: #929398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 147 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929398, #949298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #929398?: #929398 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929398?: The RGB value is 146, 147, 152: 146 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929398?: The complementary color is #989792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.