What color is #917E7E?

#917E7E is a gray, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917E7E?

The RGB value is 145, 126, 126: 145 red, 126 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917E7E?

The complementary color is #7E9191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917E7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917E7E color

#917E7E rgb(145, 126, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917E7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49.4% green and 49.4% blue (145, 126, 126).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#917E7E color codes

HEX	`#917E7E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 126, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.5, 7.26, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.5, 7.74, 20.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.904, 22.448, 22.861)`
Decimal	`9535102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917E7E, 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 #917E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #917E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917e7e; }
.text { color: #917e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 126 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917e7e, #91887e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917E7E?: #917E7E is a gray, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917E7E?: The RGB value is 145, 126, 126: 145 red, 126 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917E7E?: The complementary color is #7E9191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.