What color is #929AAA?

#929AAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929AAA?

The RGB value is 146, 154, 170: 146 red, 154 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929AAA?

The complementary color is #AAA292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929AAA color

#929AAA rgb(146, 154, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929AAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 60.4% green and 66.7% blue (146, 154, 170).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#929AAA color codes

HEX	`#929AAA`
RGB	`rgb(146, 154, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 60.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.45, 0.49, -9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.45, 9.33, 273)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.664, 32.124, 42.607)`
Decimal	`9607850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929AAA, 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 #929AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #929AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929aaa; }
.text { color: #929aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 154 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929aaa, #9692aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #929AAA?: #929AAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929AAA?: The RGB value is 146, 154, 170: 146 red, 154 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929AAA?: The complementary color is #AAA292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.