What color is #929A9A?

#929A9A is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929A9A?

The RGB value is 146, 154, 154: 146 red, 154 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929A9A?

The complementary color is #9A9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929A9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929A9A color

#929A9A rgb(146, 154, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929A9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 60.4% green and 60.4% blue (146, 154, 154).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#929A9A color codes

HEX	`#929A9A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 154, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 60.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -2.86, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 3.03, 199.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.241, 31.555, 35.116)`
Decimal	`9607834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929A9A, 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 #929A9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929A9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #929A9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929a9a; }
.text { color: #929a9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929a9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 154 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929a9a, #92969a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929A9A?: #929A9A is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929A9A?: The RGB value is 146, 154, 154: 146 red, 154 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929A9A?: The complementary color is #9A9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929A9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.