What color is #926B72?

#926B72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926B72?

The RGB value is 146, 107, 114: 146 red, 107 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926B72?

The complementary color is #6B928B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926B72 color

#926B72 rgb(146, 107, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #926B72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 42% green and 44.7% blue (146, 107, 114).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 22% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#926B72 color codes

HEX	`#926B72`
RGB	`rgb(146, 107, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 42%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 22%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.3, 16.65, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.3, 16.8, 7.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.149, 17.842, 18.299)`
Decimal	`9595762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926B72, 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 #926B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #926B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926b72; }
.text { color: #926b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 107 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926b72, #92786b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #926B72?: #926B72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926B72?: The RGB value is 146, 107, 114: 146 red, 107 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926B72?: The complementary color is #6B928B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.