What color is #918693?

#918693 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918693?

The RGB value is 145, 134, 147: 145 red, 134 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918693?

The complementary color is #889386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918693 color

#918693 rgb(145, 134, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918693 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.5% green and 57.6% blue (145, 134, 147).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#918693 color codes

HEX	`#918693`
RGB	`rgb(145, 134, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.25, 6.62, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.25, 8.58, 320.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.468, 25.177, 31.116)`
Decimal	`9537171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918693, 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 #918693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #918693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918693; }
.text { color: #918693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 134 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918693, #93868f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #918693?: #918693 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918693?: The RGB value is 145, 134, 147: 145 red, 134 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918693?: The complementary color is #889386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.