What color is #918083?

#918083 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918083?

The RGB value is 145, 128, 131: 145 red, 128 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918083?

The complementary color is #80918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918083 color

#918083 rgb(145, 128, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918083 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 50.2% green and 51.4% blue (145, 128, 131).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#918083 color codes

HEX	`#918083`
RGB	`rgb(145, 128, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, 7.01, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 7.05, 6.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.493, 23.097, 24.689)`
Decimal	`9535619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918083, 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 #918083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #918083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918083; }
.text { color: #918083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 128 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918083, #918680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #918083?: #918083 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918083?: The RGB value is 145, 128, 131: 145 red, 128 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918083?: The complementary color is #80918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.