What color is #927571?

#927571 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927571?

The RGB value is 146, 117, 113: 146 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927571?

The complementary color is #718E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927571 color

#927571 rgb(146, 117, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #927571 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 45.9% green and 44.3% blue (146, 117, 113).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#927571 color codes

HEX	`#927571`
RGB	`rgb(146, 117, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 45.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, 10.68, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 12.5, 31.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.196, 20.027, 18.369)`
Decimal	`9598321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927571, 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 #927571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #927571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927571; }
.text { color: #927571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 117 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927571, #928571); }

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Questions

What color is #927571?: #927571 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927571?: The RGB value is 146, 117, 113: 146 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927571?: The complementary color is #718E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.