What color is #926979?

#926979 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926979?

The RGB value is 146, 105, 121: 146 red, 105 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926979?

The complementary color is #699282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926979?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926979 color

#926979 rgb(146, 105, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #926979 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 41.2% green and 47.5% blue (146, 105, 121).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#926979 color codes

HEX	`#926979`
RGB	`rgb(146, 105, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 41.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49, 18.97, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49, 19.12, 352.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.357, 17.596, 20.409)`
Decimal	`9595257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926979, 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 #926979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #926979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926979; }
.text { color: #926979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 105 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926979, #926d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #926979?: #926979 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926979?: The RGB value is 146, 105, 121: 146 red, 105 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926979?: The complementary color is #699282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926979?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.