What color is #918A94?

#918A94 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918A94?

The RGB value is 145, 138, 148: 145 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918A94?

The complementary color is #8D948A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918A94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918A94 color

#918A94 rgb(145, 138, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918A94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.1% green and 58% blue (145, 138, 148).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#918A94 color codes

HEX	`#918A94`
RGB	`rgb(145, 138, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.35, 4.54, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.35, 6.31, 316.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.11, 26.335, 31.719)`
Decimal	`9538196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918A94, 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 #918A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #918A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918a94; }
.text { color: #918a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 138 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918a94, #948a92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #918A94?: #918A94 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918A94?: The RGB value is 145, 138, 148: 145 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918A94?: The complementary color is #8D948A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918A94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.