What color is #92A099?

#92A099 is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92A099?

The RGB value is 146, 160, 153: 146 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A099?

The complementary color is #A09299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A099 color

#92A099 rgb(146, 160, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92A099 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62.7% green and 60% blue (146, 160, 153).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#92A099 color codes

HEX	`#92A099`
RGB	`rgb(146, 160, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.61, -6.35, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.61, 6.64, 162.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.173, 33.552, 35.017)`
Decimal	`9609369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A099, 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 #92A099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #92A099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a099; }
.text { color: #92a099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 160 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a099, #92a0a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #92A099?: #92A099 is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92A099?: The RGB value is 146, 160, 153: 146 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A099?: The complementary color is #A09299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.