What color is #91899A?

#91899A is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91899A?

The RGB value is 145, 137, 154: 145 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91899A?

The complementary color is #929A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91899A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91899A color

#91899A rgb(145, 137, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91899A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.7% green and 60.4% blue (145, 137, 154).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#91899A color codes

HEX	`#91899A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 137, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, 6.33, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 10.17, 308.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.454, 26.244, 34.238)`
Decimal	`9537946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91899A, 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 #91899A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91899A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #91899A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91899a; }
.text { color: #91899a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91899a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 137 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91899a, #9a899a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #91899A?: #91899A is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91899A?: The RGB value is 145, 137, 154: 145 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91899A?: The complementary color is #929A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91899A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.