What color is #926061?

#926061 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926061?

The RGB value is 146, 96, 97: 146 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926061?

The complementary color is #609291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926061 color

#926061 rgb(146, 96, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #926061 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 37.6% green and 38% blue (146, 96, 97).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#926061 color codes

HEX	`#926061`
RGB	`rgb(146, 96, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 37.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.1, 20.5, 7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.1, 21.94, 20.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.195, 15.341, 13.31)`
Decimal	`9592929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926061, 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 #926061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #926061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926061; }
.text { color: #926061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 96 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926061, #927860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #926061?: #926061 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926061?: The RGB value is 146, 96, 97: 146 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926061?: The complementary color is #609291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.