What color is #927B68?

#927B68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927B68?

The RGB value is 146, 123, 104: 146 red, 123 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927B68?

The complementary color is #687F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927B68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927B68 color

#927B68 rgb(146, 123, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #927B68 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 48.2% green and 40.8% blue (146, 123, 104).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#927B68 color codes

HEX	`#927B68`
RGB	`rgb(146, 123, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 48.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, 5.85, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 14.9, 66.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.436, 21.277, 16.072)`
Decimal	`9599848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927B68, 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 #927B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #927B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927b68; }
.text { color: #927b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 123 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927b68, #929068); }

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Questions

What color is #927B68?: #927B68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927B68?: The RGB value is 146, 123, 104: 146 red, 123 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927B68?: The complementary color is #687F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927B68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.