What color is #929FA5?

#929FA5 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 #929FA5?

The RGB value is 146, 159, 165: 146 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929FA5?

The complementary color is #A59892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929FA5 color

#929FA5 rgb(146, 159, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929FA5 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62.4% green and 64.7% blue (146, 159, 165).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#929FA5 color codes

HEX	`#929FA5`
RGB	`rgb(146, 159, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, -3.35, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 5.77, 234.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.042, 33.623, 40.445)`
Decimal	`9609125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929FA5, 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 #929FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #929FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929fa5; }
.text { color: #929fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 159 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929fa5, #9296a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929FA5?: #929FA5 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 #929FA5?: The RGB value is 146, 159, 165: 146 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929FA5?: The complementary color is #A59892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.