What color is #928571?

#928571 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928571?

The RGB value is 146, 133, 113: 146 red, 133 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928571?

The complementary color is #717E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928571?

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.

#928571 color

#928571 rgb(146, 133, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928571 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.2% green and 44.3% blue (146, 133, 113).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#928571 color codes

HEX	`#928571`
RGB	`rgb(146, 133, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.17, 1.51, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.17, 12.67, 83.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.222, 24.079, 19.044)`
Decimal	`9602417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928571, 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 #928571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928571 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 #928571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928571; }
.text { color: #928571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 133 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928571, #8e9271); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #928571?: #928571 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928571?: The RGB value is 146, 133, 113: 146 red, 133 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928571?: The complementary color is #717E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928571?: 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.