What color is #928C72?

#928C72 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928C72?

The RGB value is 146, 140, 114: 146 red, 140 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928C72?

The complementary color is #727892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928C72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928C72 color

#928C72 rgb(146, 140, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #928C72 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.9% green and 44.7% blue (146, 140, 114).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#928C72 color codes

HEX	`#928C72`
RGB	`rgb(146, 140, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, -2.25, 14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 14.89, 98.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.269, 26.082, 19.672)`
Decimal	`9604210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928C72, 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 #928C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #928C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928c72; }
.text { color: #928c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 140 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928c72, #889272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #928C72?: #928C72 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928C72?: The RGB value is 146, 140, 114: 146 red, 140 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928C72?: The complementary color is #727892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928C72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.