What color is #927A7F?

#927A7F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927A7F?

The RGB value is 146, 122, 127: 146 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927A7F?

The complementary color is #7A928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927A7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927A7F color

#927A7F rgb(146, 122, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #927A7F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 47.8% green and 49.8% blue (146, 122, 127).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#927A7F color codes

HEX	`#927A7F`
RGB	`rgb(146, 122, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 47.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.56, 10.13, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.56, 10.16, 4.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.644, 21.563, 23.044)`
Decimal	`9599615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927A7F, 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 #927A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #927A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927a7f; }
.text { color: #927a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 122 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927a7f, #92817a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #927A7F?: #927A7F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927A7F?: The RGB value is 146, 122, 127: 146 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927A7F?: The complementary color is #7A928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927A7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.