What color is #918272?

#918272 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918272?

The RGB value is 145, 130, 114: 145 red, 130 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918272?

The complementary color is #728191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918272 color

#918272 rgb(145, 130, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918272 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 51% green and 44.7% blue (145, 130, 114).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#918272 color codes

HEX	`#918272`
RGB	`rgb(145, 130, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 51%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.28, 2.97, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.28, 11.15, 74.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.697, 23.2, 19.199)`
Decimal	`9536114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918272, 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 #918272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #918272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918272; }
.text { color: #918272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 130 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918272, #919172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #918272?: #918272 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918272?: The RGB value is 145, 130, 114: 145 red, 130 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918272?: The complementary color is #728191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.