What color is #918E6E?

#918E6E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918E6E?

The RGB value is 145, 142, 110: 145 red, 142 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918E6E?

The complementary color is #6E7191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918E6E color

#918E6E rgb(145, 142, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #918E6E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 55.7% green and 43.1% blue (145, 142, 110).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#918E6E color codes

HEX	`#918E6E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 142, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 55.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.5, -4.38, 17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.5, 18.04, 104.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.165, 26.492, 18.589)`
Decimal	`9539182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918E6E, 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 #918E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #918E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918e6e; }
.text { color: #918e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 142 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918e6e, #83916e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #918E6E?: #918E6E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918E6E?: The RGB value is 145, 142, 110: 145 red, 142 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918E6E?: The complementary color is #6E7191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.