What color is #927E86?

#927E86 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927E86?

The RGB value is 146, 126, 134: 146 red, 126 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927E86?

The complementary color is #7E928A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927E86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927E86 color

#927E86 rgb(146, 126, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #927E86 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 49.4% green and 52.5% blue (146, 126, 134).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#927E86 color codes

HEX	`#927E86`
RGB	`rgb(146, 126, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 49.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.82, 9.09, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.82, 9.21, 350.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.618, 22.754, 25.698)`
Decimal	`9600646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927E86, 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 #927E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #927E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927e86; }
.text { color: #927e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 126 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927e86, #92807e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #927E86?: #927E86 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927E86?: The RGB value is 146, 126, 134: 146 red, 126 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927E86?: The complementary color is #7E928A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927E86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.