What color is #929FA7?

#929FA7 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 #929FA7?

The RGB value is 146, 159, 167: 146 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929FA7?

The complementary color is #A79A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929FA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929FA7 color

#929FA7 rgb(146, 159, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929FA7 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62.4% green and 65.5% blue (146, 159, 167).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#929FA7 color codes

HEX	`#929FA7`
RGB	`rgb(146, 159, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.72, -2.93, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.72, 6.44, 242.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.226, 33.697, 41.411)`
Decimal	`9609127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929FA7, 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 #929FA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929FA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #929FA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929fa7; }
.text { color: #929fa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929fa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 159 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929fa7, #9294a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #929FA7?: #929FA7 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 #929FA7?: The RGB value is 146, 159, 167: 146 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929FA7?: The complementary color is #A79A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929FA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.