What color is #929988?

#929988 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929988?

The RGB value is 146, 153, 136: 146 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929988?

The complementary color is #8F8899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929988 color

#929988 rgb(146, 153, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929988 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (146, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#929988 color codes

HEX	`#929988`
RGB	`rgb(146, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.23, -5.74, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.23, 9.91, 125.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.689, 30.671, 27.749)`
Decimal	`9607560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929988, 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 #929988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #929988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929988; }
.text { color: #929988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929988, #8a9988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #929988?: #929988 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929988?: The RGB value is 146, 153, 136: 146 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929988?: The complementary color is #8F8899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.