What color is #918A9A?

#918A9A is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918A9A?

The RGB value is 145, 138, 154: 145 red, 138 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918A9A?

The complementary color is #939A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918A9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918A9A color

#918A9A rgb(145, 138, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918A9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.1% green and 60.4% blue (145, 138, 154).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#918A9A color codes

HEX	`#918A9A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 138, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.54, 5.76, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.54, 9.5, 307.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.597, 26.53, 34.285)`
Decimal	`9538202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918A9A, 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 #918A9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918A9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #918A9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918a9a; }
.text { color: #918a9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918a9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 138 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918a9a, #998a9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #918A9A?: #918A9A is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918A9A?: The RGB value is 145, 138, 154: 145 red, 138 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918A9A?: The complementary color is #939A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918A9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.