What color is #918171?

#918171 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918171?

The RGB value is 145, 129, 113: 145 red, 129 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918171?

The complementary color is #718191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918171 color

#918171 rgb(145, 129, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918171 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 50.6% green and 44.3% blue (145, 129, 113).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#918171 color codes

HEX	`#918171`
RGB	`rgb(145, 129, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 3.38, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 11.42, 72.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.508, 22.913, 18.857)`
Decimal	`9535857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918171, 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 #918171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #918171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918171; }
.text { color: #918171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 129 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918171, #919171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #918171?: #918171 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918171?: The RGB value is 145, 129, 113: 145 red, 129 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918171?: The complementary color is #718191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.