What color is #918880?

#918880 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918880?

The RGB value is 145, 136, 128: 145 red, 136 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918880?

The complementary color is #808991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918880 color

#918880 rgb(145, 136, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918880 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.3% green and 50.2% blue (145, 136, 128).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#918880 color codes

HEX	`#918880`
RGB	`rgb(145, 136, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.26, 1.91, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.26, 5.82, 70.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.377, 25.187, 23.995)`
Decimal	`9537664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918880, 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 #918880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #918880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918880; }
.text { color: #918880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 136 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918880, #919180); }

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Questions

What color is #918880?: #918880 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918880?: The RGB value is 145, 136, 128: 145 red, 136 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918880?: The complementary color is #808991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.