What color is #918778?

#918778 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918778?

The RGB value is 145, 135, 120: 145 red, 135 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918778?

The complementary color is #788291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918778 color

#918778 rgb(145, 135, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918778 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.9% green and 47.1% blue (145, 135, 120).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#918778 color codes

HEX	`#918778`
RGB	`rgb(145, 135, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.79, 1.11, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.79, 9.49, 83.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.731, 24.704, 21.284)`
Decimal	`9537400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918778, 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 #918778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #918778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918778; }
.text { color: #918778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 135 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918778, #8e9178); }

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Questions

What color is #918778?: #918778 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918778?: The RGB value is 145, 135, 120: 145 red, 135 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918778?: The complementary color is #788291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.