What color is #9296A2?

#9296A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9296A2?

The RGB value is 146, 150, 162: 146 red, 150 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9296A2?

The complementary color is #A29E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9296A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9296A2 color

#9296A2 rgb(146, 150, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9296A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 58.8% green and 63.5% blue (146, 150, 162).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#9296A2 color codes

HEX	`#9296A2`
RGB	`rgb(146, 150, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 58.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, 1.01, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 6.86, 278.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.281, 30.532, 38.526)`
Decimal	`9606818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9296A2, 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 #9296A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9296A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #9296A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9296a2; }
.text { color: #9296a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9296a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 150 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9296a2, #9692a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9296A2?: #9296A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9296A2?: The RGB value is 146, 150, 162: 146 red, 150 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9296A2?: The complementary color is #A29E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9296A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.