What color is #91818A?

#91818A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91818A?

The RGB value is 145, 129, 138: 145 red, 129 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91818A?

The complementary color is #819188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91818A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91818A color

#91818A rgb(145, 129, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91818A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 50.6% green and 54.1% blue (145, 129, 138).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#91818A color codes

HEX	`#91818A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 129, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 11%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.64, 7.74, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.64, 8.17, 341.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.114, 23.556, 27.316)`
Decimal	`9535882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91818A, 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 #91818A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91818A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #91818A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91818a; }
.text { color: #91818a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91818a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 129 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91818a, #918182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #91818A?: #91818A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91818A?: The RGB value is 145, 129, 138: 145 red, 129 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91818A?: The complementary color is #819188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91818A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.