What color is #925357?

#925357 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #925357?

The RGB value is 146, 83, 87: 146 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925357?

The complementary color is #53928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925357 color

#925357 rgb(146, 83, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #925357 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 32.5% green and 34.1% blue (146, 83, 87).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 40% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#925357 color codes

HEX	`#925357`
RGB	`rgb(146, 83, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 32.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 40%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, 26.66, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 28.19, 18.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.668, 12.987, 10.644)`
Decimal	`9589591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925357, 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 #925357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	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 #925357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925357; }
.text { color: #925357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 83 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925357, #926f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #925357?: #925357 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #925357?: The RGB value is 146, 83, 87: 146 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925357?: The complementary color is #53928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.