What color is #918A73?

#918A73 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918A73?

The RGB value is 145, 138, 115: 145 red, 138 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918A73?

The complementary color is #737A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918A73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918A73 color

#918A73 rgb(145, 138, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #918A73 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.1% green and 45.1% blue (145, 138, 115).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#918A73 color codes

HEX	`#918A73`
RGB	`rgb(145, 138, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, -1.38, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 13.35, 95.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.86, 25.435, 19.869)`
Decimal	`9538163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918A73, 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 #918A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #918A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918a73; }
.text { color: #918a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 138 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918a73, #899173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #918A73?: #918A73 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918A73?: The RGB value is 145, 138, 115: 145 red, 138 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918A73?: The complementary color is #737A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918A73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.