What color is #928C68?

#928C68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928C68?

The RGB value is 146, 140, 104: 146 red, 140 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928C68?

The complementary color is #686E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928C68?

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.

#928C68 color

#928C68 rgb(146, 140, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #928C68 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.9% green and 40.8% blue (146, 140, 104).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#928C68 color codes

HEX	`#928C68`
RGB	`rgb(146, 140, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, -3.74, 20.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 20.43, 100.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.731, 25.867, 16.837)`
Decimal	`9604200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928C68, 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 #928C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928C68 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 #928C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928c68; }
.text { color: #928c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 140 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928c68, #839268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #928C68?: #928C68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928C68?: The RGB value is 146, 140, 104: 146 red, 140 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928C68?: The complementary color is #686E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928C68?: 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.