What color is #91877B?

#91877B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91877B?

The RGB value is 145, 135, 123: 145 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91877B?

The complementary color is #7B8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91877B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91877B color

#91877B rgb(145, 135, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91877B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.9% green and 48.2% blue (145, 135, 123).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#91877B color codes

HEX	`#91877B`
RGB	`rgb(145, 135, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, 1.61, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 7.97, 78.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.916, 24.778, 22.258)`
Decimal	`9537403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91877B, 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 #91877B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91877B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #91877B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91877b; }
.text { color: #91877b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91877b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 135 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91877b, #90917b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91877B?: #91877B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91877B?: The RGB value is 145, 135, 123: 145 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91877B?: The complementary color is #7B8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91877B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.