What color is #926967?

#926967 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 #926967?

The RGB value is 146, 105, 103: 146 red, 105 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926967?

The complementary color is #679092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926967?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926967 color

#926967 rgb(146, 105, 103)

Shades of red

The hex color #926967 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 41.2% green and 40.4% blue (146, 105, 103).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#926967 color codes

HEX	`#926967`
RGB	`rgb(146, 105, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 41.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, 16.12, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 17.84, 25.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.354, 17.194, 15.129)`
Decimal	`9595239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926967, 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 #926967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #926967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926967; }
.text { color: #926967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 105 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926967, #927e67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #926967?: #926967 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 #926967?: The RGB value is 146, 105, 103: 146 red, 105 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926967?: The complementary color is #679092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926967?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.