What color is #92A3A9?

#92A3A9 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 #92A3A9?

The RGB value is 146, 163, 169: 146 red, 163 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A3A9?

The complementary color is #A99892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A3A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A3A9 color

#92A3A9 rgb(146, 163, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92A3A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 63.9% green and 66.3% blue (146, 163, 169).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#92A3A9 color codes

HEX	`#92A3A9`
RGB	`rgb(146, 163, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 63.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, -4.7, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 6.96, 227.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.111, 35.169, 42.625)`
Decimal	`9610153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A3A9, 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 #92A3A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A3A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #92A3A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a3a9; }
.text { color: #92a3a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a3a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 163 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a3a9, #9297a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #92A3A9?: #92A3A9 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 #92A3A9?: The RGB value is 146, 163, 169: 146 red, 163 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A3A9?: The complementary color is #A99892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A3A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.