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#928EA2

Taupe · medium cool gray

About #928EA2

With the hex code #928EA2, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 56% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Taupe — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9EA28E, a mushroom shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.61:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red146
Green142
Blue162

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 9.8
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 10.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #928EA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #928EA2.
3.18:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #928EA2.
6.61:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #928EA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#928EA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8A91A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8A90A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8F9194

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #928EA2?

With the hex code #928EA2, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 56% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #928EA2?

Use black text. Black on #928EA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #928EA2?

Its complementary colour is #9EA28E, and analogous partners are #8E94A2 and #9C8EA2.