What color is #918277?

#918277 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918277?

The RGB value is 145, 130, 119: 145 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918277?

The complementary color is #778691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918277?

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.

#918277 color

#918277 rgb(145, 130, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918277 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 51% green and 46.7% blue (145, 130, 119).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#918277 color codes

HEX	`#918277`
RGB	`rgb(145, 130, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 51%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, 3.78, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 8.87, 64.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.989, 23.317, 20.739)`
Decimal	`9536119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918277, 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 #918277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918277 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 #918277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918277; }
.text { color: #918277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 130 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918277, #918f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #918277?: #918277 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918277?: The RGB value is 145, 130, 119: 145 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918277?: The complementary color is #778691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918277?: 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.