What color is #918471?

#918471 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918471?

The RGB value is 145, 132, 113: 145 red, 132 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918471?

The complementary color is #717E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918471?

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.

#918471 color

#918471 rgb(145, 132, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918471 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 51.8% green and 44.3% blue (145, 132, 113).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% 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).

#918471 color codes

HEX	`#918471`
RGB	`rgb(145, 132, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 51.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 1.68, 12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 12.17, 82.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.909, 23.715, 18.99)`
Decimal	`9536625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918471, 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 #918471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918471 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 #918471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918471; }
.text { color: #918471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 132 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918471, #8e9171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #918471?: #918471 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918471?: The RGB value is 145, 132, 113: 145 red, 132 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918471?: The complementary color is #717E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918471?: 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.