What color is #926D6D?

#926D6D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926D6D?

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

What is the complementary color of #926D6D?

The complementary color is #6D9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926D6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926D6D color

#926D6D rgb(146, 109, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #926D6D is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#926D6D color codes

HEX	`#926D6D`
RGB	`rgb(146, 109, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 42.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 25%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.68, 14.7, 5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.68, 15.78, 21.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.083, 18.153, 16.911)`
Decimal	`9596269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926D6D, 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 #926D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #926D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926d6d; }
.text { color: #926d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 109 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926d6d, #92806d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #926D6D?: #926D6D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926D6D?: The RGB value is 146, 109, 109: 146 red, 109 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926D6D?: The complementary color is #6D9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926D6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.