What color is #927174?

#927174 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927174?

The RGB value is 146, 113, 116: 146 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927174?

The complementary color is #71928F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927174 color

#927174 rgb(146, 113, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #927174 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 44.3% green and 45.5% blue (146, 113, 116).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#927174 color codes

HEX	`#927174`
RGB	`rgb(146, 113, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 44.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.9, 13.48, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.9, 13.89, 13.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.912, 19.183, 19.121)`
Decimal	`9597300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927174, 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 #927174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #927174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927174; }
.text { color: #927174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 113 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927174, #927f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #927174?: #927174 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927174?: The RGB value is 146, 113, 116: 146 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927174?: The complementary color is #71928F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.