What color is #91808E?

#91808E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91808E?

The RGB value is 145, 128, 142: 145 red, 128 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91808E?

The complementary color is #809183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91808E?

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.

#91808E color

#91808E rgb(145, 128, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91808E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 50.2% green and 55.7% blue (145, 128, 142).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#91808E color codes

HEX	`#91808E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 128, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, 9.08, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 10.44, 330.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.278, 23.411, 28.826)`
Decimal	`9535630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91808E, 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 #91808E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91808E 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 #91808E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91808e; }
.text { color: #91808e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91808e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 128 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91808e, #918086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #91808E?: #91808E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91808E?: The RGB value is 145, 128, 142: 145 red, 128 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91808E?: The complementary color is #809183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91808E?: 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.