What color is #927D77?

#927D77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927D77?

The RGB value is 146, 125, 119: 146 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927D77?

The complementary color is #778C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927D77?

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.

#927D77 color

#927D77 rgb(146, 125, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #927D77 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 49% green and 46.7% blue (146, 125, 119).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#927D77 color codes

HEX	`#927D77`
RGB	`rgb(146, 125, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 49%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.14, 7.04, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.14, 9.41, 41.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.517, 22.111, 20.531)`
Decimal	`9600375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927D77, 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 #927D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927D77 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 #927D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927d77; }
.text { color: #927d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 125 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927d77, #928a77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #927D77?: #927D77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927D77?: The RGB value is 146, 125, 119: 146 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927D77?: The complementary color is #778C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927D77?: 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.