What color is #925D5E?

#925D5E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #925D5E?

The RGB value is 146, 93, 94: 146 red, 93 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925D5E?

The complementary color is #5D9291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925D5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925D5E color

#925D5E rgb(146, 93, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #925D5E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 36.5% green and 36.9% blue (146, 93, 94).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 36% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#925D5E color codes

HEX	`#925D5E`
RGB	`rgb(146, 93, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 36.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 36%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 36%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.29, 21.83, 8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.29, 23.42, 21.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.789, 14.749, 12.497)`
Decimal	`9592158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925D5E, 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 #925D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925D5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #925D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925d5e; }
.text { color: #925d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 93 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925d5e, #92775d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #925D5E?: #925D5E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #925D5E?: The RGB value is 146, 93, 94: 146 red, 93 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925D5E?: The complementary color is #5D9291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925D5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.