What color is #917D8D?

#917D8D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917D8D?

The RGB value is 145, 125, 141: 145 red, 125 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917D8D?

The complementary color is #7D9181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917D8D color

#917D8D rgb(145, 125, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917D8D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49% green and 55.3% blue (145, 125, 141).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#917D8D color codes

HEX	`#917D8D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 125, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.67, 10.62, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.67, 12.1, 331.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.818, 22.61, 28.304)`
Decimal	`9534861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917D8D, 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 #917D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #917D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917d8d; }
.text { color: #917d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 125 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917d8d, #917d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #917D8D?: #917D8D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917D8D?: The RGB value is 145, 125, 141: 145 red, 125 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917D8D?: The complementary color is #7D9181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.