What color is #916B6F?

#916B6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #916B6F?

The RGB value is 145, 107, 111: 145 red, 107 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916B6F?

The complementary color is #6B918D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916B6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916B6F color

#916B6F rgb(145, 107, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #916B6F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 42% green and 43.5% blue (145, 107, 111).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#916B6F color codes

HEX	`#916B6F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 107, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 42%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.11, 15.77, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.11, 16.21, 13.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.804, 17.684, 17.406)`
Decimal	`9530223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916B6F, 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 #916B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#916B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #916B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916b6f; }
.text { color: #916b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 107 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916b6f, #917a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #916B6F?: #916B6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #916B6F?: The RGB value is 145, 107, 111: 145 red, 107 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916B6F?: The complementary color is #6B918D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916B6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.