What color is #918677?

#918677 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918677?

The RGB value is 145, 134, 119: 145 red, 134 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918677?

The complementary color is #778291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918677 color

#918677 rgb(145, 134, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918677 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.5% green and 46.7% blue (145, 134, 119).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#918677 color codes

HEX	`#918677`
RGB	`rgb(145, 134, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, 1.51, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 9.69, 81.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.532, 24.402, 20.92)`
Decimal	`9537143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918677, 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 #918677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #918677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918677; }
.text { color: #918677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 134 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918677, #8f9177); }

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Questions

What color is #918677?: #918677 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918677?: The RGB value is 145, 134, 119: 145 red, 134 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918677?: The complementary color is #778291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.