What color is #918586?

#918586 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918586?

The RGB value is 145, 133, 134: 145 red, 133 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918586?

The complementary color is #859190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918586 color

#918586 rgb(145, 133, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918586 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.2% green and 52.5% blue (145, 133, 134).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#918586 color codes

HEX	`#918586`
RGB	`rgb(145, 133, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.6, 4.7, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.6, 4.82, 13.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.367, 24.516, 25.998)`
Decimal	`9536902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918586, 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 #918586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #918586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918586; }
.text { color: #918586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 133 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918586, #918a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #918586?: #918586 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918586?: The RGB value is 145, 133, 134: 145 red, 133 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918586?: The complementary color is #859190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.