What color is #926A4F?

#926A4F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926A4F?

The RGB value is 146, 106, 79: 146 red, 106 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926A4F?

The complementary color is #4F7792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926A4F color

#926A4F rgb(146, 106, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #926A4F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 41.6% green and 31% blue (146, 106, 79).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 30% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 46% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Leather (#906A54), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#926A4F color codes

HEX	`#926A4F`
RGB	`rgb(146, 106, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 41.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 30%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 46%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 46%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.24, 12.45, 21.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.24, 24.78, 59.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.42, 16.985, 9.704)`
Decimal	`9595471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926A4F, 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 #926A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #926A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926a4f; }
.text { color: #926a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 106 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926a4f, #928b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #926A4F?: #926A4F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926A4F?: The RGB value is 146, 106, 79: 146 red, 106 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926A4F?: The complementary color is #4F7792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.