What color is #91887B?

#91887B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91887B?

The RGB value is 145, 136, 123: 145 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91887B?

The complementary color is #7B8491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91887B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91887B color

#91887B rgb(145, 136, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91887B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.3% green and 48.2% blue (145, 136, 123).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#91887B color codes

HEX	`#91887B`
RGB	`rgb(145, 136, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, 1.05, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 8.26, 82.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.056, 25.059, 22.305)`
Decimal	`9537659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91887B, 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 #91887B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91887B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #91887B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91887b; }
.text { color: #91887b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91887b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 136 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91887b, #8f917b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91887B?: #91887B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91887B?: The RGB value is 145, 136, 123: 145 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91887B?: The complementary color is #7B8491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91887B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.