What color is #929FAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #929FAB?

The RGB value is 146, 159, 171: 146 red, 159 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929FAB?

The complementary color is #AB9E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929FAB?

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.

#929FAB color

#929FAB rgb(146, 159, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62.4% green and 67.1% blue (146, 159, 171).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#929FAB color codes

HEX	`#929FAB`
RGB	`rgb(146, 159, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.84, -2.07, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.84, 8.06, 255.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.601, 33.847, 43.388)`
Decimal	`9609131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#929FAB 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 #929FAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929fab; }
.text { color: #929fab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929fab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 159 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929fab, #9293ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #929FAB?: #929FAB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929FAB?: The RGB value is 146, 159, 171: 146 red, 159 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929FAB?: The complementary color is #AB9E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929FAB?: 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.