What color is #928D79?

#928D79 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928D79?

The RGB value is 146, 141, 121: 146 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928D79?

The complementary color is #797E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928D79 color

#928D79 rgb(146, 141, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928D79 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 55.3% green and 47.5% blue (146, 141, 121).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#928D79 color codes

HEX	`#928D79`
RGB	`rgb(146, 141, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 55.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.55, -1.69, 11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.55, 11.47, 98.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.83, 26.542, 21.9)`
Decimal	`9604473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928D79, 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 #928D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #928D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928d79; }
.text { color: #928d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 141 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928d79, #8a9279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #928D79?: #928D79 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928D79?: The RGB value is 146, 141, 121: 146 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928D79?: The complementary color is #797E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.