What color is #929580?

#929580 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929580?

The RGB value is 146, 149, 128: 146 red, 149 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929580?

The complementary color is #838095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929580 color

#929580 rgb(146, 149, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929580 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 58.4% green and 50.2% blue (146, 149, 128).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#929580 color codes

HEX	`#929580`
RGB	`rgb(146, 149, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 58.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.93, -4.95, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.93, 11.82, 114.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.497, 29.165, 24.651)`
Decimal	`9606528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929580, 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 #929580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #929580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929580; }
.text { color: #929580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 149 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929580, #889580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #929580?: #929580 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929580?: The RGB value is 146, 149, 128: 146 red, 149 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929580?: The complementary color is #838095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.