What color is #926E5D?

#926E5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926E5D?

The RGB value is 146, 110, 93: 146 red, 110 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926E5D?

The complementary color is #5D8192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926E5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926E5D color

#926E5D rgb(146, 110, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #926E5D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 43.1% green and 36.5% blue (146, 110, 93).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 36% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#926E5D color codes

HEX	`#926E5D`
RGB	`rgb(146, 110, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 43.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 36%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, 11.83, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 19.12, 51.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.406, 18.054, 12.816)`
Decimal	`9596509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926E5D, 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 #926E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #926E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926e5d; }
.text { color: #926e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 110 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926e5d, #92895d); }

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Questions

What color is #926E5D?: #926E5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926E5D?: The RGB value is 146, 110, 93: 146 red, 110 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926E5D?: The complementary color is #5D8192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926E5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.