What color is #917A85?

#917A85 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 #917A85?

The RGB value is 145, 122, 133: 145 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917A85?

The complementary color is #7A9186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917A85 color

#917A85 rgb(145, 122, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917A85 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.8% green and 52.2% blue (145, 122, 133).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#917A85 color codes

HEX	`#917A85`
RGB	`rgb(145, 122, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, 10.84, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 11.16, 346.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.87, 21.633, 25.157)`
Decimal	`9534085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917A85, 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 #917A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #917A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917a85; }
.text { color: #917a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 122 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917a85, #917b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #917A85?: #917A85 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 #917A85?: The RGB value is 145, 122, 133: 145 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917A85?: The complementary color is #7A9186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.