What color is #928D75?

#928D75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928D75?

The RGB value is 146, 141, 117: 146 red, 141 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928D75?

The complementary color is #757A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928D75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928D75 color

#928D75 rgb(146, 141, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #928D75 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 55.3% green and 45.9% blue (146, 141, 117).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#928D75 color codes

HEX	`#928D75`
RGB	`rgb(146, 141, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 55.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, -2.34, 13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 13.7, 99.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.59, 26.445, 20.635)`
Decimal	`9604469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928D75, 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 #928D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #928D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928d75; }
.text { color: #928d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 141 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928d75, #889275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #928D75?: #928D75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928D75?: The RGB value is 146, 141, 117: 146 red, 141 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928D75?: The complementary color is #757A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928D75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.