What color is #929ABA?

#929ABA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929ABA?

The RGB value is 146, 154, 186: 146 red, 154 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929ABA?

The complementary color is #BAB292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929ABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929ABA color

#929ABA rgb(146, 154, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #929ABA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 60.4% green and 72.9% blue (146, 154, 186).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#929ABA color codes

HEX	`#929ABA`
RGB	`rgb(146, 154, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 60.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, 4.11, -17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 17.99, 283.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.27, 32.767, 51.069)`
Decimal	`9607866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929ABA, 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 #929ABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929ABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #929ABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929aba; }
.text { color: #929aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929aba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 154 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929aba, #9e92ba); }

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Questions

What color is #929ABA?: #929ABA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929ABA?: The RGB value is 146, 154, 186: 146 red, 154 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929ABA?: The complementary color is #BAB292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929ABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.