What color is #925B39?

#925B39 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Indochine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #925B39?

The RGB value is 146, 91, 57: 146 red, 91 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925B39?

The complementary color is #397092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925B39 color

#925B39 rgb(146, 91, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #925B39 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 35.7% green and 22.4% blue (146, 91, 57).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 44% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 61% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Indochine (#9C5B34), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#925B39 color codes

HEX	`#925B39`
RGB	`rgb(146, 91, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 35.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 44%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 61%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 61%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, 19.05, 28.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 34.53, 56.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.335, 13.89, 5.691)`
Decimal	`9591609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925B39, 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 #925B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #925B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925b39; }
.text { color: #925b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 91 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925b39, #928839); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #925B39?: #925B39 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Indochine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #925B39?: The RGB value is 146, 91, 57: 146 red, 91 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925B39?: The complementary color is #397092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.