What color is #929CA7?

#929CA7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929CA7?

The RGB value is 146, 156, 167: 146 red, 156 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929CA7?

The complementary color is #A79D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929CA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929CA7 color

#929CA7 rgb(146, 156, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929CA7 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 61.2% green and 65.5% blue (146, 156, 167).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#929CA7 color codes

HEX	`#929CA7`
RGB	`rgb(146, 156, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 61.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, -1.27, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 7.06, 259.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.716, 32.677, 41.241)`
Decimal	`9608359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929CA7, 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 #929CA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929CA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #929CA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929ca7; }
.text { color: #929ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929ca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 156 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929ca7, #9292a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #929CA7?: #929CA7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929CA7?: The RGB value is 146, 156, 167: 146 red, 156 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929CA7?: The complementary color is #A79D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929CA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.