What color is #927F86?

#927F86 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 #927F86?

The RGB value is 146, 127, 134: 146 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927F86?

The complementary color is #7F928B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927F86 color

#927F86 rgb(146, 127, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #927F86 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 49.8% green and 52.5% blue (146, 127, 134).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#927F86 color codes

HEX	`#927F86`
RGB	`rgb(146, 127, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 49.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, 8.51, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 8.59, 352.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.746, 23.011, 25.74)`
Decimal	`9600902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927F86, 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 #927F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #927F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927f86; }
.text { color: #927f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 127 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927f86, #92827f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #927F86?: #927F86 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 #927F86?: The RGB value is 146, 127, 134: 146 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927F86?: The complementary color is #7F928B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.