What color is #926E6C?

#926E6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926E6C?

The RGB value is 146, 110, 108: 146 red, 110 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926E6C?

The complementary color is #6C9092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926E6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926E6C color

#926E6C rgb(146, 110, 108)

Shades of red

The hex color #926E6C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 43.1% green and 42.4% blue (146, 110, 108).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#926E6C color codes

HEX	`#926E6C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 110, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 43.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.91, 13.96, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.91, 15.47, 25.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.137, 18.347, 16.665)`
Decimal	`9596524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926E6C, 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 #926E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#926E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #926E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926e6c; }
.text { color: #926e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 110 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926e6c, #92816c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #926E6C?: #926E6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926E6C?: The RGB value is 146, 110, 108: 146 red, 110 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926E6C?: The complementary color is #6C9092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926E6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.