What color is #927274?

#927274 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927274?

The RGB value is 146, 114, 116: 146 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927274?

The complementary color is #729290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927274 color

#927274 rgb(146, 114, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #927274 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 44.7% green and 45.5% blue (146, 114, 116).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#927274 color codes

HEX	`#927274`
RGB	`rgb(146, 114, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 44.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.16, 12.9, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.16, 13.43, 16.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.024, 19.407, 19.158)`
Decimal	`9597556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927274, 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 #927274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #927274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927274; }
.text { color: #927274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 114 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927274, #928072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #927274?: #927274 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927274?: The RGB value is 146, 114, 116: 146 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927274?: The complementary color is #729290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.