What color is #917D84?

#917D84 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 #917D84?

The RGB value is 145, 125, 132: 145 red, 125 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917D84?

The complementary color is #7D918A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917D84 color

#917D84 rgb(145, 125, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917D84 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49% green and 51.8% blue (145, 125, 132).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#917D84 color codes

HEX	`#917D84`
RGB	`rgb(145, 125, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.4, 8.92, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.4, 8.97, 353.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.175, 22.353, 24.919)`
Decimal	`9534852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917D84, 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 #917D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #917D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917d84; }
.text { color: #917d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 125 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917d84, #91807d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #917D84?: #917D84 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 #917D84?: The RGB value is 145, 125, 132: 145 red, 125 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917D84?: The complementary color is #7D918A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.