What color is #918785?

#918785 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918785?

The RGB value is 145, 135, 133: 145 red, 135 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918785?

The complementary color is #858F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918785 color

#918785 rgb(145, 135, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918785 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.9% green and 52.2% blue (145, 135, 133).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#918785 color codes

HEX	`#918785`
RGB	`rgb(145, 135, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, 3.38, 2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 4.15, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.574, 25.041, 25.725)`
Decimal	`9537413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918785, 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 #918785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #918785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918785; }
.text { color: #918785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 135 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918785, #918d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #918785?: #918785 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918785?: The RGB value is 145, 135, 133: 145 red, 135 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918785?: The complementary color is #858F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.