What color is #92A0AE?

#92A0AE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92A0AE?

The RGB value is 146, 160, 174: 146 red, 160 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A0AE?

The complementary color is #AEA092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A0AE color

#92A0AE rgb(146, 160, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92A0AE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62.7% green and 68.2% blue (146, 160, 174).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#92A0AE color codes

HEX	`#92A0AE`
RGB	`rgb(146, 160, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -1.96, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 9.14, 257.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.063, 34.308, 44.969)`
Decimal	`9609390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A0AE, 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 #92A0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #92A0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a0ae; }
.text { color: #92a0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 160 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a0ae, #9292ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #92A0AE?: #92A0AE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92A0AE?: The RGB value is 146, 160, 174: 146 red, 160 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A0AE?: The complementary color is #AEA092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.