What color is #918795?

#918795 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918795?

The RGB value is 145, 135, 149: 145 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918795?

The complementary color is #8B9587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918795?

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.

#918795 color

#918795 rgb(145, 135, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918795 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.9% green and 58.4% blue (145, 135, 149).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#918795 color codes

HEX	`#918795`
RGB	`rgb(145, 135, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, 6.45, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 8.89, 316.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.765, 25.518, 31.996)`
Decimal	`9537429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918795, 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 #918795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918795 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 #918795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918795; }
.text { color: #918795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 135 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918795, #958792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #918795?: #918795 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918795?: The RGB value is 145, 135, 149: 145 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918795?: The complementary color is #8B9587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918795?: 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.