What color is #926C6F?

#926C6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926C6F?

The RGB value is 146, 108, 111: 146 red, 108 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926C6F?

The complementary color is #6C928F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926C6F?

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

#926C6F color

#926C6F rgb(146, 108, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #926C6F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 42.4% green and 43.5% blue (146, 108, 111).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 6.7 ΔE.

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

#926C6F color codes

HEX	`#926C6F`
RGB	`rgb(146, 108, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 42.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, 15.59, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 16.16, 15.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.086, 17.985, 17.449)`
Decimal	`9596015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926C6F, 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 #926C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #926C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926c6f; }
.text { color: #926c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 108 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926c6f, #927c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #926C6F?: #926C6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926C6F?: The RGB value is 146, 108, 111: 146 red, 108 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926C6F?: The complementary color is #6C928F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926C6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.