What color is #91818C?

#91818C is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91818C?

The RGB value is 145, 129, 140: 145 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91818C?

The complementary color is #819186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91818C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91818C color

#91818C rgb(145, 129, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91818C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 50.6% green and 54.9% blue (145, 129, 140).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#91818C color codes

HEX	`#91818C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 129, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 11%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.7, 8.12, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.7, 8.92, 335.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.26, 23.614, 28.086)`
Decimal	`9535884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91818C, 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 #91818C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91818C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #91818C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91818c; }
.text { color: #91818c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91818c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 129 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91818c, #918184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #91818C?: #91818C is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91818C?: The RGB value is 145, 129, 140: 145 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91818C?: The complementary color is #819186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91818C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.