What color is #919191?

#919191 is a gray known as Tin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tin?

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

What is the complementary color of Tin?

The complementary color is #919191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tin color: hex code #919191

#919191 rgb(145, 145, 145)

Shades of gray

Tin has the hex code #919191. It is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

Tin (#919191) color codes

HEX	`#919191`
RGB	`rgb(145, 145, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 56.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.17, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.17, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.912, 28.315, 30.83)`
Decimal	`9539985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tin, 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 #919191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #919191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919191; }
.text { color: #919191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 145 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919191, #919191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

See #919191 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #919191?: #919191 is a gray known as Tin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tin?: The RGB value is 145, 145, 145: 145 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tin?: The complementary color is #919191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.