What color is #918470?

#918470 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918470?

The RGB value is 145, 132, 112: 145 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918470?

The complementary color is #707D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918470 color

#918470 rgb(145, 132, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918470 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 51.8% green and 43.9% blue (145, 132, 112).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#918470 color codes

HEX	`#918470`
RGB	`rgb(145, 132, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 51.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.78, 1.52, 12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.78, 12.69, 83.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.853, 23.693, 18.695)`
Decimal	`9536624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918470, 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 #918470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #918470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918470; }
.text { color: #918470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 132 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918470, #8d9170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #918470?: #918470 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918470?: The RGB value is 145, 132, 112: 145 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918470?: The complementary color is #707D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.