What color is #926C69?

#926C69 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926C69?

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

What is the complementary color of #926C69?

The complementary color is #698F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926C69 color

#926C69 rgb(146, 108, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #926C69 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 4°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#926C69 color codes

HEX	`#926C69`
RGB	`rgb(146, 108, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 42.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.32, 14.67, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.32, 16.52, 27.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.767, 17.857, 15.767)`
Decimal	`9596009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926C69, 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 #926C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #926C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926c69; }
.text { color: #926c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 108 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926c69, #928169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #926C69?: #926C69 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926C69?: The RGB value is 146, 108, 105: 146 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926C69?: The complementary color is #698F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.