What color is #918475?

#918475 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918475?

The RGB value is 145, 132, 117: 145 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918475?

The complementary color is #758291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918475 color

#918475 rgb(145, 132, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918475 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 51.8% green and 45.9% blue (145, 132, 117).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#918475 color codes

HEX	`#918475`
RGB	`rgb(145, 132, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 51.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.89, 2.32, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.89, 10.15, 76.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.139, 23.807, 20.202)`
Decimal	`9536629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918475, 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 #918475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #918475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918475; }
.text { color: #918475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 132 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918475, #909175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #918475?: #918475 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918475?: The RGB value is 145, 132, 117: 145 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918475?: The complementary color is #758291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.