What color is #91847C?

#91847C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91847C?

The RGB value is 145, 132, 124: 145 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91847C?

The complementary color is #7C8991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91847C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91847C color

#91847C rgb(145, 132, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91847C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 51.8% green and 48.6% blue (145, 132, 124).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#91847C color codes

HEX	`#91847C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 132, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 51.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.07, 3.49, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.07, 7.02, 60.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.566, 23.978, 22.452)`
Decimal	`9536636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91847C, 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 #91847C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91847C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #91847C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91847c; }
.text { color: #91847c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91847c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 132 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91847c, #918f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #91847C?: #91847C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91847C?: The RGB value is 145, 132, 124: 145 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91847C?: The complementary color is #7C8991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91847C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.