What color is #92856C?

#92856C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92856C?

The RGB value is 146, 133, 108: 146 red, 133 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92856C?

The complementary color is #6C7992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92856C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92856C color

#92856C rgb(146, 133, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #92856C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.2% green and 42.4% blue (146, 133, 108).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#92856C color codes

HEX	`#92856C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 133, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.06, 0.75, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.06, 15.3, 87.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.948, 23.969, 17.602)`
Decimal	`9602412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92856C, 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 #92856C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92856C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #92856C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92856c; }
.text { color: #92856c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92856c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 133 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92856c, #8c926c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #92856C?: #92856C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92856C?: The RGB value is 146, 133, 108: 146 red, 133 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92856C?: The complementary color is #6C7992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92856C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.