What color is #929684?

#929684 is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929684?

The RGB value is 146, 150, 132: 146 red, 150 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929684?

The complementary color is #888496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929684 color

#929684 rgb(146, 150, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929684 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 58.8% green and 51.8% blue (146, 150, 132).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#929684 color codes

HEX	`#929684`
RGB	`rgb(146, 150, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 58.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.3, -4.81, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.3, 10.21, 118.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.925, 29.59, 26.118)`
Decimal	`9606788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929684, 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 #929684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #929684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929684; }
.text { color: #929684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 150 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929684, #899684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #929684?: #929684 is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929684?: The RGB value is 146, 150, 132: 146 red, 150 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929684?: The complementary color is #888496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.