What color is #926D17?

#926D17 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Puma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926D17?

The RGB value is 146, 109, 23: 146 red, 109 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926D17?

The complementary color is #173C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926D17 color

#926D17 rgb(146, 109, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #926D17 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 42.7% green and 9% blue (146, 109, 23).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 73% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 84% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Puma (#96711C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#926D17 color codes

HEX	`#926D17`
RGB	`rgb(146, 109, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 42.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 73%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 84%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 84%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, 6.74, 49.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 49.82, 82.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.479, 17.111, 3.193)`
Decimal	`9596183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926D17, 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 #926D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #926D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926d17; }
.text { color: #926d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 109 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926d17, #7a9217); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #926D17?: #926D17 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Puma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926D17?: The RGB value is 146, 109, 23: 146 red, 109 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926D17?: The complementary color is #173C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.