What color is #917E81?

#917E81 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917E81?

The RGB value is 145, 126, 129: 145 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917E81?

The complementary color is #7E918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917E81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917E81 color

#917E81 rgb(145, 126, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917E81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49.4% green and 50.6% blue (145, 126, 129).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#917E81 color codes

HEX	`#917E81`
RGB	`rgb(145, 126, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, 7.8, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 7.87, 7.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.1, 22.527, 23.896)`
Decimal	`9535105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917E81, 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 #917E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #917E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917e81; }
.text { color: #917e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 126 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917e81, #91857e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #917E81?: #917E81 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917E81?: The RGB value is 145, 126, 129: 145 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917E81?: The complementary color is #7E918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917E81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.