What color is #927E53?

#927E53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927E53?

The RGB value is 146, 126, 83: 146 red, 126 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927E53?

The complementary color is #536792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927E53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927E53 color

#927E53 rgb(146, 126, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #927E53 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 49.4% green and 32.5% blue (146, 126, 83).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 43% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#927E53 color codes

HEX	`#927E53`
RGB	`rgb(146, 126, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 49.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 43%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.66, 1.41, 26.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.66, 26.26, 86.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.877, 21.658, 11.263)`
Decimal	`9600595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927E53, 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 #927E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #927E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927e53; }
.text { color: #927e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 126 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927e53, #869253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #927E53?: #927E53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927E53?: The RGB value is 146, 126, 83: 146 red, 126 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927E53?: The complementary color is #536792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927E53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.