What color is #928B74?

#928B74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928B74?

The RGB value is 146, 139, 116: 146 red, 139 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928B74?

The complementary color is #747B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928B74 color

#928B74 rgb(146, 139, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #928B74 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.5% green and 45.5% blue (146, 139, 116).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#928B74 color codes

HEX	`#928B74`
RGB	`rgb(146, 139, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, -1.38, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 13.33, 95.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.239, 25.838, 20.23)`
Decimal	`9603956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928B74, 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 #928B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #928B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928b74; }
.text { color: #928b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 139 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928b74, #8a9274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #928B74?: #928B74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928B74?: The RGB value is 146, 139, 116: 146 red, 139 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928B74?: The complementary color is #747B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.