What color is #929C99?

#929C99 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929C99?

The RGB value is 146, 156, 153: 146 red, 156 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929C99?

The complementary color is #9C9295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929C99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929C99 color

#929C99 rgb(146, 156, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929C99 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 61.2% green and 60% blue (146, 156, 153).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#929C99 color codes

HEX	`#929C99`
RGB	`rgb(146, 156, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 61.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 6%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.5, -4.17, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.5, 4.18, 175.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.491, 32.188, 34.79)`
Decimal	`9608345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929C99, 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 #929C99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929C99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #929C99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929c99; }
.text { color: #929c99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929c99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 156 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929c99, #929a9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929C99?: #929C99 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929C99?: The RGB value is 146, 156, 153: 146 red, 156 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929C99?: The complementary color is #9C9295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929C99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.