What color is #927779?

#927779 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927779?

The RGB value is 146, 119, 121: 146 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927779?

The complementary color is #779290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927779 color

#927779 rgb(146, 119, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #927779 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 46.7% green and 47.5% blue (146, 119, 121).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#927779 color codes

HEX	`#927779`
RGB	`rgb(146, 119, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 46.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, 10.83, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 11.21, 14.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.902, 20.686, 20.925)`
Decimal	`9598841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927779, 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 #927779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #927779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927779; }
.text { color: #927779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 119 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927779, #928377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #927779?: #927779 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927779?: The RGB value is 146, 119, 121: 146 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927779?: The complementary color is #779290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.