What color is #918860?

#918860 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918860?

The RGB value is 145, 136, 96: 145 red, 136 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918860?

The complementary color is #606991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918860?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918860 color

#918860 rgb(145, 136, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #918860 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.3% green and 37.6% blue (145, 136, 96).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#918860 color codes

HEX	`#918860`
RGB	`rgb(145, 136, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.56, -3.02, 22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.56, 22.94, 97.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.593, 24.473, 14.598)`
Decimal	`9537632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918860, 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 #918860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #918860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918860; }
.text { color: #918860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 136 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918860, #829160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #918860?: #918860 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918860?: The RGB value is 145, 136, 96: 145 red, 136 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918860?: The complementary color is #606991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918860?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.