What color is #918181?

#918181 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918181?

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

What is the complementary color of #918181?

The complementary color is #819191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918181 color

#918181 rgb(145, 129, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918181 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#918181 color codes

HEX	`#918181`
RGB	`rgb(145, 129, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 11%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.39, 6.07, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.39, 6.47, 20.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.489, 23.306, 24.026)`
Decimal	`9535873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918181, 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 #918181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #918181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918181; }
.text { color: #918181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 129 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918181, #918981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #918181?: #918181 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918181?: The RGB value is 145, 129, 129: 145 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918181?: The complementary color is #819191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.