What color is #926A79?

#926A79 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 #926A79?

The RGB value is 146, 106, 121: 146 red, 106 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926A79?

The complementary color is #6A9283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926A79 color

#926A79 rgb(146, 106, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #926A79 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 41.6% green and 47.5% blue (146, 106, 121).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#926A79 color codes

HEX	`#926A79`
RGB	`rgb(146, 106, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 41.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, 18.39, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 18.5, 353.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.459, 17.8, 20.444)`
Decimal	`9595513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926A79, 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 #926A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #926A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926a79; }
.text { color: #926a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 106 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926a79, #926f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #926A79?: #926A79 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 #926A79?: The RGB value is 146, 106, 121: 146 red, 106 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926A79?: The complementary color is #6A9283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.