What color is #929EB4?

#929EB4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929EB4?

The RGB value is 146, 158, 180: 146 red, 158 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929EB4?

The complementary color is #B4A892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929EB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929EB4 color

#929EB4 rgb(146, 158, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929EB4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62% green and 70.6% blue (146, 158, 180).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#929EB4 color codes

HEX	`#929EB4`
RGB	`rgb(146, 158, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.85, 0.49, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.85, 12.83, 272.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.317, 33.859, 48.004)`
Decimal	`9608884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929EB4, 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 #929EB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929EB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #929EB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929eb4; }
.text { color: #929eb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929eb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 158 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929eb4, #9792b4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929EB4?: #929EB4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929EB4?: The RGB value is 146, 158, 180: 146 red, 158 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929EB4?: The complementary color is #B4A892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929EB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.