What color is #92A1A5?

#92A1A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92A1A5?

The RGB value is 146, 161, 165: 146 red, 161 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A1A5?

The complementary color is #A59692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A1A5?

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.

#92A1A5 color

#92A1A5 rgb(146, 161, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92A1A5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 63.1% green and 64.7% blue (146, 161, 165).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#92A1A5 color codes

HEX	`#92A1A5`
RGB	`rgb(146, 161, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 63.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -4.45, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 5.91, 221.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.389, 34.317, 40.56)`
Decimal	`9609637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A1A5, 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 #92A1A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A1A5 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 #92A1A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a1a5; }
.text { color: #92a1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a1a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 161 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a1a5, #9298a5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #92A1A5?: #92A1A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92A1A5?: The RGB value is 146, 161, 165: 146 red, 161 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A1A5?: The complementary color is #A59692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A1A5?: 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.