What color is #92696C?

#92696C 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 #92696C?

The RGB value is 146, 105, 108: 146 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92696C?

The complementary color is #69928F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92696C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92696C color

#92696C rgb(146, 105, 108)

Shades of red

The hex color #92696C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 41.2% green and 42.4% blue (146, 105, 108).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% 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 4.71:1).

#92696C color codes

HEX	`#92696C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 105, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 41.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, 16.87, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 17.55, 15.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.613, 17.298, 16.49)`
Decimal	`9595244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92696C, 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 #92696C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#92696C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #92696C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92696c; }
.text { color: #92696c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92696c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 105 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92696c, #927b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #92696C?: #92696C 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 #92696C?: The RGB value is 146, 105, 108: 146 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92696C?: The complementary color is #69928F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92696C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.