What color is #91897D?

#91897D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91897D?

The RGB value is 145, 137, 125: 145 red, 137 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91897D?

The complementary color is #7D8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91897D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91897D color

#91897D rgb(145, 137, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91897D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.7% green and 49% blue (145, 137, 125).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#91897D color codes

HEX	`#91897D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 137, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.46, 0.83, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.46, 7.55, 83.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.324, 25.392, 23.018)`
Decimal	`9537917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91897D, 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 #91897D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91897D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #91897D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91897d; }
.text { color: #91897d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91897d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 137 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91897d, #8f917d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91897D?: #91897D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91897D?: The RGB value is 145, 137, 125: 145 red, 137 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91897D?: The complementary color is #7D8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91897D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.