What color is #927F81?

#927F81 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 #927F81?

The RGB value is 146, 127, 129: 146 red, 127 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927F81?

The complementary color is #7F9290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927F81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927F81 color

#927F81 rgb(146, 127, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #927F81 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 49.8% green and 50.6% blue (146, 127, 129).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#927F81 color codes

HEX	`#927F81`
RGB	`rgb(146, 127, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 49.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.94, 7.61, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.94, 7.77, 11.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.406, 22.875, 23.947)`
Decimal	`9600897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927F81, 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 #927F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #927F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927f81; }
.text { color: #927f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 127 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927f81, #92877f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #927F81?: #927F81 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 #927F81?: The RGB value is 146, 127, 129: 146 red, 127 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927F81?: The complementary color is #7F9290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927F81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.