What color is #917985?

#917985 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917985?

The RGB value is 145, 121, 133: 145 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917985?

The complementary color is #799185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917985 color

#917985 rgb(145, 121, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917985 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.5% green and 52.2% blue (145, 121, 133).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#917985 color codes

HEX	`#917985`
RGB	`rgb(145, 121, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.37, 11.42, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.37, 11.82, 345.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.748, 21.389, 25.116)`
Decimal	`9533829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917985, 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 #917985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #917985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917985; }
.text { color: #917985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 121 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917985, #917979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #917985?: #917985 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917985?: The RGB value is 145, 121, 133: 145 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917985?: The complementary color is #799185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.