What color is #9A927C?

#9A927C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A927C?

The RGB value is 154, 146, 124: 154 red, 146 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A927C?

The complementary color is #7C849A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A927C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A927C color

#9A927C rgb(154, 146, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A927C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 57.3% green and 48.6% blue (154, 146, 124).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#9A927C color codes

HEX	`#9A927C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 146, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 57.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, -0.84, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 12.77, 93.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.243, 28.884, 23.205)`
Decimal	`10130044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A927C, 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 #9A927C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A927C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #9A927C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a927c; }
.text { color: #9a927c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a927c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 146 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a927c, #939a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A927C?: #9A927C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A927C?: The RGB value is 154, 146, 124: 154 red, 146 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A927C?: The complementary color is #7C849A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A927C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.