What color is #927A72?

#927A72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927A72?

The RGB value is 146, 122, 114: 146 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927A72?

The complementary color is #728A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927A72 color

#927A72 rgb(146, 122, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #927A72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 47.8% green and 44.7% blue (146, 122, 114).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#927A72 color codes

HEX	`#927A72`
RGB	`rgb(146, 122, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 47.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.22, 7.95, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.22, 11.17, 44.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.851, 21.246, 18.866)`
Decimal	`9599602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927A72, 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 #927A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #927A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927a72; }
.text { color: #927a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 122 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927a72, #928a72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #927A72?: #927A72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927A72?: The RGB value is 146, 122, 114: 146 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927A72?: The complementary color is #728A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.