What color is #918A6A?

#918A6A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918A6A?

The RGB value is 145, 138, 106: 145 red, 138 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918A6A?

The complementary color is #6A7191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918A6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918A6A color

#918A6A rgb(145, 138, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #918A6A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.1% green and 41.6% blue (145, 138, 106).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#918A6A color codes

HEX	`#918A6A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 138, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.31, -2.75, 18.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.31, 18.33, 98.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.367, 25.238, 17.273)`
Decimal	`9538154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918A6A, 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 #918A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #918A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918a6a; }
.text { color: #918a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 138 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918a6a, #85916a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #918A6A?: #918A6A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918A6A?: The RGB value is 145, 138, 106: 145 red, 138 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918A6A?: The complementary color is #6A7191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918A6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.