What color is #917E9E?

#917E9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917E9E?

The RGB value is 145, 126, 158: 145 red, 126 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917E9E?

The complementary color is #8B9E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917E9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917E9E color

#917E9E rgb(145, 126, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917E9E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49.4% green and 62% blue (145, 126, 158).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#917E9E color codes

HEX	`#917E9E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 126, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 20%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, 13.51, -14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 19.77, 313.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.308, 23.41, 35.526)`
Decimal	`9535134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917E9E, 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 #917E9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917E9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #917E9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917e9e; }
.text { color: #917e9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917e9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 126 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917e9e, #9e7e9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #917E9E?: #917E9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917E9E?: The RGB value is 145, 126, 158: 145 red, 126 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917E9E?: The complementary color is #8B9E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917E9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.