What color is #928C6F?

#928C6F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928C6F?

The RGB value is 146, 140, 111: 146 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928C6F?

The complementary color is #6F7592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928C6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928C6F color

#928C6F rgb(146, 140, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #928C6F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.9% green and 43.5% blue (146, 140, 111).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#928C6F color codes

HEX	`#928C6F`
RGB	`rgb(146, 140, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, -2.71, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 16.55, 99.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.101, 26.015, 18.788)`
Decimal	`9604207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928C6F, 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 #928C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #928C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928c6f; }
.text { color: #928c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 140 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928c6f, #86926f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #928C6F?: #928C6F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928C6F?: The RGB value is 146, 140, 111: 146 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928C6F?: The complementary color is #6F7592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928C6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.