What color is #91757A?

#91757A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91757A?

The RGB value is 145, 117, 122: 145 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91757A?

The complementary color is #75918C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91757A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91757A color

#91757A rgb(145, 117, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91757A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 45.9% green and 47.8% blue (145, 117, 122).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#91757A color codes

HEX	`#91757A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 117, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 45.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, 11.77, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 11.85, 6.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.551, 20.148, 21.162)`
Decimal	`9532794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91757A, 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 #91757A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91757A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #91757A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91757a; }
.text { color: #91757a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91757a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 117 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91757a, #917e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #91757A?: #91757A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91757A?: The RGB value is 145, 117, 122: 145 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91757A?: The complementary color is #75918C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91757A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.