What color is #929F87?

#929F87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929F87?

The RGB value is 146, 159, 135: 146 red, 159 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929F87?

The complementary color is #94879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929F87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929F87 color

#929F87 rgb(146, 159, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #929F87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62.4% green and 52.9% blue (146, 159, 135).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#929F87 color codes

HEX	`#929F87`
RGB	`rgb(146, 159, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.88, -9.17, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.88, 14.31, 129.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.625, 32.656, 27.712)`
Decimal	`9609095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929F87, 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 #929F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #929F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929f87; }
.text { color: #929f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 159 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929f87, #879f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #929F87?: #929F87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929F87?: The RGB value is 146, 159, 135: 146 red, 159 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929F87?: The complementary color is #94879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929F87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.