What color is #918758?

#918758 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918758?

The RGB value is 145, 135, 88: 145 red, 135 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918758?

The complementary color is #586291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918758?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918758 color

#918758 rgb(145, 135, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #918758 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.9% green and 34.5% blue (145, 135, 88).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#918758 color codes

HEX	`#918758`
RGB	`rgb(145, 135, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.14, -3.48, 26.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.14, 26.86, 97.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.103, 24.053, 12.709)`
Decimal	`9537368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918758, 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 #918758	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918758 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #918758 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918758; }
.text { color: #918758; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918758; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 135 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918758, #7e9158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #918758?: #918758 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918758?: The RGB value is 145, 135, 88: 145 red, 135 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918758?: The complementary color is #586291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918758?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.