What color is #925F53?

#925F53 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #925F53?

The RGB value is 146, 95, 83: 146 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925F53?

The complementary color is #538692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925F53 color

#925F53 rgb(146, 95, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #925F53 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 37.3% green and 32.5% blue (146, 95, 83).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 43% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chutney (#9F5E4E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#925F53 color codes

HEX	`#925F53`
RGB	`rgb(146, 95, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 37.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 43%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, 19.29, 15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 24.7, 38.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.508, 14.921, 10.14)`
Decimal	`9592659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925F53, 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 #925F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #925F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925f53; }
.text { color: #925f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 95 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925f53, #927f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #925F53?: #925F53 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #925F53?: The RGB value is 146, 95, 83: 146 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925F53?: The complementary color is #538692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.