What color is #928F7A?

#928F7A 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 #928F7A?

The RGB value is 146, 143, 122: 146 red, 143 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928F7A?

The complementary color is #7A7D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928F7A color

#928F7A rgb(146, 143, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928F7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.1% green and 47.8% blue (146, 143, 122).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#928F7A color codes

HEX	`#928F7A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 143, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.12, -2.64, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.12, 11.89, 102.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.189, 27.161, 22.324)`
Decimal	`9604986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928F7A, 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 #928F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #928F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928f7a; }
.text { color: #928f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 143 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928f7a, #89927a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #928F7A?: #928F7A 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 #928F7A?: The RGB value is 146, 143, 122: 146 red, 143 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928F7A?: The complementary color is #7A7D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.