What color is #918572?

#918572 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918572?

The RGB value is 145, 133, 114: 145 red, 133 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918572?

The complementary color is #727E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918572?

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.

#918572 color

#918572 rgb(145, 133, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918572 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.2% green and 44.7% blue (145, 133, 114).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#918572 color codes

HEX	`#918572`
RGB	`rgb(145, 133, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.1, 1.27, 11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.1, 11.96, 83.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.102, 24.01, 19.334)`
Decimal	`9536882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918572, 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 #918572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918572 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 #918572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918572; }
.text { color: #918572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 133 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918572, #8d9172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #918572?: #918572 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918572?: The RGB value is 145, 133, 114: 145 red, 133 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918572?: The complementary color is #727E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918572?: 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.