What color is #92959D?

#92959D is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92959D?

The RGB value is 146, 149, 157: 146 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92959D?

The complementary color is #9D9A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92959D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92959D color

#92959D rgb(146, 149, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92959D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 58.4% green and 61.6% blue (146, 149, 157).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#92959D color codes

HEX	`#92959D`
RGB	`rgb(146, 149, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 58.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.69, 0.52, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.69, 4.61, 276.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.686, 30.04, 36.179)`
Decimal	`9606557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92959D, 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 #92959D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92959D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #92959D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92959d; }
.text { color: #92959d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92959d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 149 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92959d, #94929d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #92959D?: #92959D is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92959D?: The RGB value is 146, 149, 157: 146 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92959D?: The complementary color is #9D9A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92959D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.