What color is #91979F?

#91979F is a gray known as Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grisaille?

The RGB value is 145, 151, 159: 145 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grisaille?

The complementary color is #9F9991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91979F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grisaille color: hex code #91979F

#91979F rgb(145, 151, 159)

Shades of gray

Grisaille has the hex code #91979F. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.2% green and 62.4% blue (145, 151, 159).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

Grisaille (#91979F) color codes

HEX	`#91979F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 151, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -0.53, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 4.97, 263.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29, 30.656, 37.183)`
Decimal	`9541535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grisaille, 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 #91979F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91979F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	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 #91979F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91979f; }
.text { color: #91979f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91979f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 151 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91979f, #92919f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #91979F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #91979F?: #91979F is a gray known as Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grisaille?: The RGB value is 145, 151, 159: 145 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grisaille?: The complementary color is #9F9991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91979F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.