What color is #917F77?

#917F77 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917F77?

The RGB value is 145, 127, 119: 145 red, 127 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917F77?

The complementary color is #778991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917F77?

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.

#917F77 color

#917F77 rgb(145, 127, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917F77 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49.8% green and 46.7% blue (145, 127, 119).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#917F77 color codes

HEX	`#917F77`
RGB	`rgb(145, 127, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.59, 5.49, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.59, 8.8, 51.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.596, 22.531, 20.608)`
Decimal	`9535351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917F77, 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 #917F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917F77 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 #917F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917f77; }
.text { color: #917f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 127 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917f77, #918c77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #917F77?: #917F77 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917F77?: The RGB value is 145, 127, 119: 145 red, 127 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917F77?: The complementary color is #778991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917F77?: 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.