What color is #927C71?

#927C71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927C71?

The RGB value is 146, 124, 113: 146 red, 124 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927C71?

The complementary color is #718792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927C71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927C71 color

#927C71 rgb(146, 124, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #927C71 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 48.6% green and 44.3% blue (146, 124, 113).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#927C71 color codes

HEX	`#927C71`
RGB	`rgb(146, 124, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 48.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, 6.64, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 11.3, 54.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.042, 21.719, 18.651)`
Decimal	`9600113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927C71, 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 #927C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #927C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927c71; }
.text { color: #927c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 124 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927c71, #928c71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #927C71?: #927C71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927C71?: The RGB value is 146, 124, 113: 146 red, 124 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927C71?: The complementary color is #718792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927C71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.