What color is #918D78?

#918D78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918D78?

The RGB value is 145, 141, 120: 145 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918D78?

The complementary color is #787C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918D78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918D78 color

#918D78 rgb(145, 141, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918D78 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 55.3% green and 47.1% blue (145, 141, 120).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#918D78 color codes

HEX	`#918D78`
RGB	`rgb(145, 141, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 55.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.44, -2.25, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.44, 11.97, 100.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.592, 26.426, 21.571)`
Decimal	`9538936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918D78, 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 #918D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #918D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918d78; }
.text { color: #918d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 141 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918d78, #889178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #918D78?: #918D78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918D78?: The RGB value is 145, 141, 120: 145 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918D78?: The complementary color is #787C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918D78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.