What color is #926055?

#926055 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926055?

The RGB value is 146, 96, 85: 146 red, 96 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926055?

The complementary color is #558792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926055?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926055 color

#926055 rgb(146, 96, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #926055 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 37.6% green and 33.3% blue (146, 96, 85).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 42% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chutney (#9F5E4E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#926055 color codes

HEX	`#926055`
RGB	`rgb(146, 96, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 37.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 42%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 42%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.82, 18.95, 14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.82, 23.94, 37.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.677, 15.134, 10.583)`
Decimal	`9592917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926055, 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 #926055	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926055 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #926055 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926055; }
.text { color: #926055; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926055; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 96 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926055, #927e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #926055?: #926055 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926055?: The RGB value is 146, 96, 85: 146 red, 96 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926055?: The complementary color is #558792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926055?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.