What color is #927C81?

#927C81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927C81?

The RGB value is 146, 124, 129: 146 red, 124 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927C81?

The complementary color is #7C928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927C81 color

#927C81 rgb(146, 124, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #927C81 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 48.6% green and 50.6% blue (146, 124, 129).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#927C81 color codes

HEX	`#927C81`
RGB	`rgb(146, 124, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 48.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, 9.33, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 9.34, 2.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.024, 22.112, 23.82)`
Decimal	`9600129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927C81, 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 #927C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #927C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927c81; }
.text { color: #927c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 124 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927c81, #92827c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #927C81?: #927C81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927C81?: The RGB value is 146, 124, 129: 146 red, 124 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927C81?: The complementary color is #7C928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.