What color is #925B60?

#925B60 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #925B60?

The RGB value is 146, 91, 96: 146 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925B60?

The complementary color is #5B928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925B60 color

#925B60 rgb(146, 91, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #925B60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 35.7% green and 37.6% blue (146, 91, 96).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#925B60 color codes

HEX	`#925B60`
RGB	`rgb(146, 91, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 35.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.86, 23.26, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.86, 24.19, 15.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.707, 14.439, 12.918)`
Decimal	`9591648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925B60, 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 #925B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #925B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925b60; }
.text { color: #925b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 91 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925b60, #92725b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #925B60?: #925B60 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #925B60?: The RGB value is 146, 91, 96: 146 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925B60?: The complementary color is #5B928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.