What color is #918986?

#918986 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918986?

The RGB value is 145, 137, 134: 145 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918986?

The complementary color is #868E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918986 color

#918986 rgb(145, 137, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (145, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#918986 color codes

HEX	`#918986`
RGB	`rgb(145, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, 2.43, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 3.61, 47.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.925, 25.633, 26.184)`
Decimal	`9537926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918986, 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 #918986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #918986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918986; }
.text { color: #918986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918986, #918f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #918986?: #918986 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918986?: The RGB value is 145, 137, 134: 145 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918986?: The complementary color is #868E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.