What color is #918794?

#918794 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918794?

The RGB value is 145, 135, 148: 145 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918794?

The complementary color is #8A9487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918794 color

#918794 rgb(145, 135, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918794 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.9% green and 58% blue (145, 135, 148).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#918794 color codes

HEX	`#918794`
RGB	`rgb(145, 135, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.55, 6.25, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.55, 8.38, 318.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.685, 25.486, 31.577)`
Decimal	`9537428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918794, 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 #918794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #918794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918794; }
.text { color: #918794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 135 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918794, #948791); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #918794?: #918794 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918794?: The RGB value is 145, 135, 148: 145 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918794?: The complementary color is #8A9487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.