What color is #926E68?

#926E68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926E68?

The RGB value is 146, 110, 104: 146 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926E68?

The complementary color is #688C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926E68 color

#926E68 rgb(146, 110, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #926E68 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 43.1% green and 40.8% blue (146, 110, 104).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#926E68 color codes

HEX	`#926E68`
RGB	`rgb(146, 110, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 43.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.81, 13.36, 8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.81, 16.05, 33.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.929, 18.263, 15.569)`
Decimal	`9596520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926E68, 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 #926E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #926E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926e68; }
.text { color: #926e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 110 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926e68, #928368); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #926E68?: #926E68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926E68?: The RGB value is 146, 110, 104: 146 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926E68?: The complementary color is #688C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.