What color is #92847E?

#92847E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92847E?

The RGB value is 146, 132, 126: 146 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92847E?

The complementary color is #7E8C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92847E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92847E color

#92847E rgb(146, 132, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92847E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51.8% green and 49.4% blue (146, 132, 126).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#92847E color codes

HEX	`#92847E`
RGB	`rgb(146, 132, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, 4.22, 5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 6.66, 50.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.871, 24.12, 23.133)`
Decimal	`9602174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92847E, 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 #92847E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92847E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #92847E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92847e; }
.text { color: #92847e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92847e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 132 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92847e, #928e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #92847E?: #92847E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92847E?: The RGB value is 146, 132, 126: 146 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92847E?: The complementary color is #7E8C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92847E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.