What color is #928772?

#928772 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928772?

The RGB value is 146, 135, 114: 146 red, 135 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928772?

The complementary color is #727D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928772 color

#928772 rgb(146, 135, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928772 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.9% green and 44.7% blue (146, 135, 114).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#928772 color codes

HEX	`#928772`
RGB	`rgb(146, 135, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.74, 0.54, 12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.74, 12.81, 87.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.555, 24.654, 19.434)`
Decimal	`9602930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928772, 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 #928772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #928772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928772; }
.text { color: #928772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 135 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928772, #8d9272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #928772?: #928772 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928772?: The RGB value is 146, 135, 114: 146 red, 135 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928772?: The complementary color is #727D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.