What color is #92979F?

#92979F is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92979F?

The RGB value is 146, 151, 159: 146 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92979F?

The complementary color is #9F9A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92979F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92979F color

#92979F rgb(146, 151, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92979F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 59.2% green and 62.4% blue (146, 151, 159).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#92979F color codes

HEX	`#92979F`
RGB	`rgb(146, 151, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 59.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, -0.18, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 4.82, 267.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.177, 30.747, 37.192)`
Decimal	`9607071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92979F, 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 #92979F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92979F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #92979F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92979f; }
.text { color: #92979f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92979f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 151 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92979f, #93929f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #92979F?: #92979F is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92979F?: The RGB value is 146, 151, 159: 146 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92979F?: The complementary color is #9F9A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92979F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.