What color is #928E78?

#928E78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928E78?

The RGB value is 146, 142, 120: 146 red, 142 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928E78?

The complementary color is #787C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928E78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928E78 color

#928E78 rgb(146, 142, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928E78 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 55.7% green and 47.1% blue (146, 142, 120).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#928E78 color codes

HEX	`#928E78`
RGB	`rgb(146, 142, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 55.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.8, -2.41, 12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.8, 12.51, 101.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.917, 26.813, 21.629)`
Decimal	`9604728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928E78, 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 #928E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #928E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928e78; }
.text { color: #928e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 142 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928e78, #899278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #928E78?: #928E78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928E78?: The RGB value is 146, 142, 120: 146 red, 142 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928E78?: The complementary color is #787C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928E78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.