What color is #929995?

#929995 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929995?

The RGB value is 146, 153, 149: 146 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929995?

The complementary color is #999296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929995 color

#929995 rgb(146, 153, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929995 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 60% green and 58.4% blue (146, 153, 149).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 3% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#929995 color codes

HEX	`#929995`
RGB	`rgb(146, 153, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 60%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 3%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, -3.3, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 3.52, 159.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.669, 31.063, 32.913)`
Decimal	`9607573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929995, 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 #929995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #929995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929995; }
.text { color: #929995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 153 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929995, #929999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #929995?: #929995 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929995?: The RGB value is 146, 153, 149: 146 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929995?: The complementary color is #999296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.