What color is #929796?

#929796 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929796?

The RGB value is 146, 151, 150: 146 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929796?

The complementary color is #979293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929796 color

#929796 rgb(146, 151, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929796 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 59.2% green and 58.8% blue (146, 151, 150).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#929796 color codes

HEX	`#929796`
RGB	`rgb(146, 151, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 59.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 3%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, -2, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 2, 182.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.425, 30.446, 33.227)`
Decimal	`9607062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929796, 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 #929796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #929796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929796; }
.text { color: #929796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 151 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929796, #929697); }

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Questions

What color is #929796?: #929796 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929796?: The RGB value is 146, 151, 150: 146 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929796?: The complementary color is #979293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.