What color is #927E6D?

#927E6D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927E6D?

The RGB value is 146, 126, 109: 146 red, 126 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927E6D?

The complementary color is #6D8192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927E6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927E6D color

#927E6D rgb(146, 126, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #927E6D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 49.4% green and 42.7% blue (146, 126, 109).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#927E6D color codes

HEX	`#927E6D`
RGB	`rgb(146, 126, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 49.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 25%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 4.88, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 13.04, 68.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.075, 22.138, 17.575)`
Decimal	`9600621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927E6D, 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 #927E6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927E6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #927E6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927e6d; }
.text { color: #927e6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927e6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 126 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927e6d, #92916d); }

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Questions

What color is #927E6D?: #927E6D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927E6D?: The RGB value is 146, 126, 109: 146 red, 126 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927E6D?: The complementary color is #6D8192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927E6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.