What color is #926E69?

#926E69 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 #926E69?

The RGB value is 146, 110, 105: 146 red, 110 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926E69?

The complementary color is #698D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926E69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926E69 color

#926E69 rgb(146, 110, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #926E69 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 43.1% green and 41.2% blue (146, 110, 105).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#926E69 color codes

HEX	`#926E69`
RGB	`rgb(146, 110, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 43.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.84, 13.51, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.84, 15.87, 31.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.98, 18.284, 15.839)`
Decimal	`9596521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926E69, 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 #926E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #926E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926e69; }
.text { color: #926e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 110 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926e69, #928369); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #926E69?: #926E69 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 #926E69?: The RGB value is 146, 110, 105: 146 red, 110 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926E69?: The complementary color is #698D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926E69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.