What color is #925C6E?

#925C6E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #925C6E?

The RGB value is 146, 92, 110: 146 red, 92 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925C6E?

The complementary color is #5C9280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925C6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925C6E color

#925C6E rgb(146, 92, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #925C6E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 36.1% green and 43.1% blue (146, 92, 110).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#925C6E color codes

HEX	`#925C6E`
RGB	`rgb(146, 92, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 36.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 25%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.49, 24.72, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.49, 24.74, 357.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.496, 14.892, 16.649)`
Decimal	`9591918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925C6E, 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 #925C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #925C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925c6e; }
.text { color: #925c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 92 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925c6e, #92655c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #925C6E?: #925C6E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #925C6E?: The RGB value is 146, 92, 110: 146 red, 92 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925C6E?: The complementary color is #5C9280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925C6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.