What color is #929CA3?

#929CA3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929CA3?

The RGB value is 146, 156, 163: 146 red, 156 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929CA3?

The complementary color is #A39992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929CA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929CA3 color

#929CA3 rgb(146, 156, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929CA3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 61.2% green and 63.9% blue (146, 156, 163).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#929CA3 color codes

HEX	`#929CA3`
RGB	`rgb(146, 156, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 61.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.78, -2.12, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.78, 5.32, 246.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.352, 32.532, 39.323)`
Decimal	`9608355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929CA3, 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 #929CA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929CA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #929CA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929ca3; }
.text { color: #929ca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929ca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 156 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929ca3, #9294a3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #929CA3?: #929CA3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929CA3?: The RGB value is 146, 156, 163: 146 red, 156 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929CA3?: The complementary color is #A39992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929CA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.