What color is #91898C?

#91898C is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91898C?

The RGB value is 145, 137, 140: 145 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91898C?

The complementary color is #89918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91898C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91898C color

#91898C rgb(145, 137, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91898C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.7% green and 54.9% blue (145, 137, 140).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#91898C color codes

HEX	`#91898C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 137, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 6%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.85, 3.55, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.85, 3.59, 351.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.356, 25.805, 28.451)`
Decimal	`9537932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91898C, 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 #91898C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91898C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #91898C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91898c; }
.text { color: #91898c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91898c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 137 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91898c, #918a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #91898C?: #91898C is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91898C?: The RGB value is 145, 137, 140: 145 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91898C?: The complementary color is #89918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91898C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.