What color is #918B7A?

#918B7A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918B7A?

The RGB value is 145, 139, 122: 145 red, 139 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918B7A?

The complementary color is #7A8091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918B7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918B7A color

#918B7A rgb(145, 139, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918B7A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.5% green and 47.8% blue (145, 139, 122).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#918B7A color codes

HEX	`#918B7A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 139, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, -0.8, 9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 9.93, 94.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.422, 25.89, 22.119)`
Decimal	`9538426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918B7A, 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 #918B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #918B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918b7a; }
.text { color: #918b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 139 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918b7a, #8c917a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #918B7A?: #918B7A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918B7A?: The RGB value is 145, 139, 122: 145 red, 139 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918B7A?: The complementary color is #7A8091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918B7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.