What color is #92A4AD?

#92A4AD 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 #92A4AD?

The RGB value is 146, 164, 173: 146 red, 164 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A4AD?

The complementary color is #AD9B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A4AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A4AD color

#92A4AD rgb(146, 164, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92A4AD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 64.3% green and 67.8% blue (146, 164, 173).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#92A4AD color codes

HEX	`#92A4AD`
RGB	`rgb(146, 164, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 64.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.27, -4.38, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.27, 8.07, 237.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.67, 35.678, 44.692)`
Decimal	`9610413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A4AD, 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 #92A4AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A4AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #92A4AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a4ad; }
.text { color: #92a4ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a4ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 164 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a4ad, #9297ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #92A4AD?: #92A4AD 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 #92A4AD?: The RGB value is 146, 164, 173: 146 red, 164 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A4AD?: The complementary color is #AD9B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A4AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.