What color is #926943?

#926943 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926943?

The RGB value is 146, 105, 67: 146 red, 105 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926943?

The complementary color is #436C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926943 color

#926943 rgb(146, 105, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #926943 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 41.2% green and 26.3% blue (146, 105, 67).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 37% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 54% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wild Horses (#8D6747), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#926943 color codes

HEX	`#926943`
RGB	`rgb(146, 105, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 41.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 37%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 54%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 54%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.78, 11.8, 27.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.78, 30.12, 66.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.92, 16.621, 7.573)`
Decimal	`9595203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926943, 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 #926943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #926943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926943; }
.text { color: #926943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 105 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926943, #929143); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #926943?: #926943 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926943?: The RGB value is 146, 105, 67: 146 red, 105 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926943?: The complementary color is #436C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.