What color is #928275?

#928275 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928275?

The RGB value is 146, 130, 117: 146 red, 130 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928275?

The complementary color is #758592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928275 color

#928275 rgb(146, 130, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928275 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51% green and 45.9% blue (146, 130, 117).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#928275 color codes

HEX	`#928275`
RGB	`rgb(146, 130, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.44, 3.85, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.44, 10.03, 67.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.048, 23.361, 20.121)`
Decimal	`9601653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928275, 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 #928275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #928275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928275; }
.text { color: #928275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 130 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928275, #929075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #928275?: #928275 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928275?: The RGB value is 146, 130, 117: 146 red, 130 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928275?: The complementary color is #758592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.