What color is #91837F?

#91837F is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91837F?

The RGB value is 145, 131, 127: 145 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91837F?

The complementary color is #7F8D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91837F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91837F color

#91837F rgb(145, 131, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91837F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 51.4% green and 49.8% blue (145, 131, 127).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#91837F color codes

HEX	`#91837F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 131, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 51.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.87, 4.58, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.87, 6.13, 41.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.624, 23.785, 23.421)`
Decimal	`9536383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91837F, 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 #91837F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91837F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #91837F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91837f; }
.text { color: #91837f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91837f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 131 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91837f, #918c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #91837F?: #91837F is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91837F?: The RGB value is 145, 131, 127: 145 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91837F?: The complementary color is #7F8D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91837F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.