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#927770

a balanced, muted red · warm · closest name: Gray

RGB
146, 119, 112
HSL
12°, 14%, 51%
CMYK
0, 19, 23, 43
Luminance
0.2047

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #927770 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#927770
Hue
12°
red
Saturation
14%
muted
Lightness
51%
balanced
Brightness
57%
HSV value
Perceived
50%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2047
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
34/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Muted
Best ink
Black
5.09:1
Closest name
Gray
ΔE2000 11.8
Where it sits
Hue12° of 360°
Saturation14%
Lightness51%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool34% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#927770
RGBrgb(146, 119, 112)
HSLhsl(12, 14%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 43%)
LABlab(52.4 9.4 7.8)
LCHlch(52.4 12.2 39.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.593 0.036 34.9)
Decimal9598832
Display P3color(display-p3 0.573 0.467 0.439)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #927770;
background-color: #927770;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#927770] bg-[#927770]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #927770;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.573, green: 0.467, blue: 0.439)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#927770")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF927770)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(112, 119, 146)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #927770 · 5.09:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.12:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.09:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #927770 as text scores 4.12:1 on white and 5.09:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#927770 on white: 4.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#927770 on black: 5.09:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #7D7A6F
deuteranopia · #837F70
tritanopia · #997475

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #927770 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8F7F7
#F1EFEE
#E2DCDA
#CEC2BF
#B6A49F
#9E8680
#927770
#745E58
#5D4B47
#453936
#2B2321
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F8F7F7Darkest = 950 · #2B2321
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8F7F7;
  --brand-100: #F1EFEE;
  --brand-200: #E2DCDA;
  --brand-300: #CEC2BF;
  --brand-400: #B6A49F;
  --brand-500: #9E8680;
  --brand-600: #927770;
  --brand-700: #745E58;
  --brand-800: #5D4B47;
  --brand-900: #453936;
  --brand-950: #2B2321;
  --brand: #927770;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #927770

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8F7F6
Tinted page background
Border#DCD3D1
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#826A63
Captions on the surface
Accent#6B9795
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#483B37
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4F1F1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#201A18
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #927770

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Borders, dividers and quiet backgrounds
  • Long-form reading surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#708B92
Analogous left#92707A
Analogous right#928870
Split-complement 1#709288
Split-complement 2#707A92
Triadic 1#709277
Triadic 2#777092
Tetradic#7A9270

RGB percentages

Red57.3%
Green46.7%
Blue43.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta18.5%
Yellow23.3%
Key (black)42.7%

Color previews

#927770 text on a black background

contrast 5.09:1

Card sample

#927770 text on a white background

contrast 4.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #927770;
Background color
Panel with #927770 background
background-color: #927770;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #927770;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(146, 119, 112, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(146, 119, 112, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #927770;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #927770, #928E70);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #927770

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#927770 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
BackgroundsBordersBody textDividers
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#927770, answered

What color is #927770?

#927770 is a balanced muted red, closest to Gray (ΔE2000 11.8). It sits at 12° on the hue wheel with 14% saturation and 51% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #927770?

rgb(146, 119, 112) — 146 red, 119 green and 112 blue out of 255, or 57.3% / 46.7% / 43.9% by channel.

Is #927770 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2047 and perceived brightness is 50%, so black text on it reaches 5.09:1.

Should I use black or white text on #927770?

Black. It scores 5.09:1 against #927770, versus 4.12:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #927770?

#708B92 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #709288 and #707A92, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #927770?

For interface work: #F8F7F6 as the surface, #DCD3D1 for borders, #826A63 for secondary text, #6B9795 as an accent and #483B37 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #92707A and #928870 stays calm, while #708B92 is the loudest partner.

What is #927770 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 43%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #927770 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 34 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #927E70; nudged cooler, #956E74.

Work with #927770 in the Color Lab