What color is #917A80?

#917A80 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917A80?

The RGB value is 145, 122, 128: 145 red, 122 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917A80?

The complementary color is #7A918B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917A80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917A80 color

#917A80 rgb(145, 122, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917A80 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.8% green and 50.2% blue (145, 122, 128).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#917A80 color codes

HEX	`#917A80`
RGB	`rgb(145, 122, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.49, 9.93, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.49, 9.93, 0.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.533, 21.498, 23.38)`
Decimal	`9534080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917A80, 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 #917A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #917A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917a80; }
.text { color: #917a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 122 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917a80, #91807a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917A80?: #917A80 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917A80?: The RGB value is 145, 122, 128: 145 red, 122 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917A80?: The complementary color is #7A918B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917A80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.