What color is #928968?

#928968 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928968?

The RGB value is 146, 137, 104: 146 red, 137 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928968?

The complementary color is #687192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928968?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928968 color

#928968 rgb(146, 137, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #928968 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 53.7% green and 40.8% blue (146, 137, 104).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#928968 color codes

HEX	`#928968`
RGB	`rgb(146, 137, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 53.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.08, -2.07, 18.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.08, 19.07, 96.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.299, 25.002, 16.693)`
Decimal	`9603432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928968, 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 #928968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #928968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928968; }
.text { color: #928968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 137 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928968, #869268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #928968?: #928968 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928968?: The RGB value is 146, 137, 104: 146 red, 137 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928968?: The complementary color is #687192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928968?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.