What color is #927252?

#927252 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927252?

The RGB value is 146, 114, 82: 146 red, 114 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927252?

The complementary color is #527292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927252?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927252 color

#927252 rgb(146, 114, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #927252 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 44.7% green and 32.2% blue (146, 114, 82).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 44% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Decreasing Brown (#987654), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#927252 color codes

HEX	`#927252`
RGB	`rgb(146, 114, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 44.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 44%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 44%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, 8.16, 22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 23.97, 70.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.395, 18.756, 10.58)`
Decimal	`9597522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927252, 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 #927252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #927252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927252; }
.text { color: #927252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 114 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927252, #929252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #927252?: #927252 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927252?: The RGB value is 146, 114, 82: 146 red, 114 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927252?: The complementary color is #527292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927252?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.