What color is #92A3AB?

#92A3AB 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 #92A3AB?

The RGB value is 146, 163, 171: 146 red, 163 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A3AB?

The complementary color is #AB9A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A3AB color

#92A3AB rgb(146, 163, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92A3AB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 63.9% green and 67.1% blue (146, 163, 171).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#92A3AB color codes

HEX	`#92A3AB`
RGB	`rgb(146, 163, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 63.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, -4.27, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 7.5, 235.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.3, 35.245, 43.621)`
Decimal	`9610155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A3AB, 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 #92A3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #92A3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a3ab; }
.text { color: #92a3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 163 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a3ab, #9296ab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #92A3AB?: #92A3AB 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 #92A3AB?: The RGB value is 146, 163, 171: 146 red, 163 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A3AB?: The complementary color is #AB9A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.