What color is #918990?

#918990 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918990?

The RGB value is 145, 137, 144: 145 red, 137 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918990?

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

Is black or white text better on #918990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918990 color

#918990 rgb(145, 137, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918990 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.7% green and 56.5% blue (145, 137, 144).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#918990 color codes

HEX	`#918990`
RGB	`rgb(145, 137, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 6%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.97, 4.32, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.97, 5.07, 328.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.656, 25.925, 30.033)`
Decimal	`9537936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918990, 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 #918990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #918990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918990; }
.text { color: #918990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 137 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918990, #91898c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #918990?: #918990 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918990?: The RGB value is 145, 137, 144: 145 red, 137 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918990?: The complementary color is #89918A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.