What color is #918979?

#918979 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918979?

The RGB value is 145, 137, 121: 145 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918979?

The complementary color is #798191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918979 color

#918979 rgb(145, 137, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918979 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.7% green and 47.5% blue (145, 137, 121).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#918979 color codes

HEX	`#918979`
RGB	`rgb(145, 137, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.36, 0.15, 9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.36, 9.66, 89.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.074, 25.292, 21.699)`
Decimal	`9537913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918979, 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 #918979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #918979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918979; }
.text { color: #918979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 137 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918979, #8d9179); }

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Questions

What color is #918979?: #918979 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918979?: The RGB value is 145, 137, 121: 145 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918979?: The complementary color is #798191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.