What color is #92857E?

#92857E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92857E?

The RGB value is 146, 133, 126: 146 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92857E?

The complementary color is #7E8B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92857E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92857E color

#92857E rgb(146, 133, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92857E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.2% green and 49.4% blue (146, 133, 126).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#92857E color codes

HEX	`#92857E`
RGB	`rgb(146, 133, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, 3.65, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 6.64, 56.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.007, 24.393, 23.178)`
Decimal	`9602430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92857E, 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 #92857E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92857E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #92857E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92857e; }
.text { color: #92857e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92857e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 133 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92857e, #928f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #92857E?: #92857E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92857E?: The RGB value is 146, 133, 126: 146 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92857E?: The complementary color is #7E8B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92857E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.