What color is #918865?

#918865 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918865?

The RGB value is 145, 136, 101: 145 red, 136 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918865?

The complementary color is #656E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918865?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918865 color

#918865 rgb(145, 136, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #918865 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.3% green and 39.6% blue (145, 136, 101).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#918865 color codes

HEX	`#918865`
RGB	`rgb(145, 136, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.65, -2.35, 20.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.65, 20.19, 96.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.83, 24.568, 15.849)`
Decimal	`9537637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918865, 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 #918865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #918865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918865; }
.text { color: #918865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 136 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918865, #849165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #918865?: #918865 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918865?: The RGB value is 145, 136, 101: 145 red, 136 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918865?: The complementary color is #656E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918865?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.