What color is #929B91?

#929B91 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929B91?

The RGB value is 146, 155, 145: 146 red, 155 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929B91?

The complementary color is #9A919B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929B91 color

#929B91 rgb(146, 155, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929B91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 60.8% green and 56.9% blue (146, 155, 145).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#929B91 color codes

HEX	`#929B91`
RGB	`rgb(146, 155, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 60.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 6%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.01, -5.17, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.01, 6.62, 141.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.685, 31.598, 31.37)`
Decimal	`9608081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929B91, 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 #929B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #929B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929b91; }
.text { color: #929b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 155 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929b91, #919b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #929B91?: #929B91 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929B91?: The RGB value is 146, 155, 145: 146 red, 155 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929B91?: The complementary color is #9A919B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.