What color is #926154?

#926154 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926154?

The RGB value is 146, 97, 84: 146 red, 97 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926154?

The complementary color is #548592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926154 color

#926154 rgb(146, 97, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #926154 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 38% green and 32.9% blue (146, 97, 84).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 27% 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 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#926154 color codes

HEX	`#926154`
RGB	`rgb(146, 97, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 38%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 42%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 42%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.04, 18.25, 15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.04, 23.97, 40.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.73, 15.302, 10.406)`
Decimal	`9593172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926154, 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 #926154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #926154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926154; }
.text { color: #926154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 97 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926154, #928054); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #926154?: #926154 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926154?: The RGB value is 146, 97, 84: 146 red, 97 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926154?: The complementary color is #548592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.