What color is #928474?

#928474 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928474?

The RGB value is 146, 132, 116: 146 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928474?

The complementary color is #748292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928474 color

#928474 rgb(146, 132, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928474 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51.8% green and 45.5% blue (146, 132, 116).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#928474 color codes

HEX	`#928474`
RGB	`rgb(146, 132, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.96, 2.55, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.96, 10.87, 76.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.258, 23.875, 19.903)`
Decimal	`9602164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928474, 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 #928474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #928474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928474; }
.text { color: #928474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 132 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928474, #919274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #928474?: #928474 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928474?: The RGB value is 146, 132, 116: 146 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928474?: The complementary color is #748292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.