What color is #927B5C?

#927B5C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927B5C?

The RGB value is 146, 123, 92: 146 red, 123 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927B5C?

The complementary color is #5C7392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927B5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927B5C color

#927B5C rgb(146, 123, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #927B5C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 48.2% green and 36.1% blue (146, 123, 92).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 37% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#927B5C color codes

HEX	`#927B5C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 123, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 48.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 37%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, 4.21, 20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 20.7, 78.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.869, 21.05, 13.087)`
Decimal	`9599836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927B5C, 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 #927B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #927B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927b5c; }
.text { color: #927b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 123 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927b5c, #8e925c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #927B5C?: #927B5C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927B5C?: The RGB value is 146, 123, 92: 146 red, 123 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927B5C?: The complementary color is #5C7392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927B5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.