What color is #927178?

#927178 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927178?

The RGB value is 146, 113, 120: 146 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927178?

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

Is black or white text better on #927178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927178 color

#927178 rgb(146, 113, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #927178 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 44.3% green and 47.1% blue (146, 113, 120).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#927178 color codes

HEX	`#927178`
RGB	`rgb(146, 113, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 44.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, 14.15, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 14.19, 4.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.149, 19.278, 20.373)`
Decimal	`9597304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927178, 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 #927178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #927178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927178; }
.text { color: #927178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 113 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927178, #927a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #927178?: #927178 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927178?: The RGB value is 146, 113, 120: 146 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927178?: The complementary color is #71928B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.