What color is #9592A6?

#9592A6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9592A6?

The RGB value is 149, 146, 166: 149 red, 146 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9592A6?

The complementary color is #A3A692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9592A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9592A6 color

#9592A6 rgb(149, 146, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9592A6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 57.3% green and 65.1% blue (149, 146, 166).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#9592A6 color codes

HEX	`#9592A6`
RGB	`rgb(149, 146, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 57.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.39, 5.14, -10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.39, 11.33, 297)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.555, 29.7, 40.245)`
Decimal	`9802406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9592A6, 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 #9592A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9592A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9592A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9592a6; }
.text { color: #9592a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9592a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 146 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9592a6, #9f92a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9592A6?: #9592A6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9592A6?: The RGB value is 149, 146, 166: 149 red, 146 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9592A6?: The complementary color is #A3A692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9592A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.