What color is #918E7A?

#918E7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918E7A?

The RGB value is 145, 142, 122: 145 red, 142 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918E7A?

The complementary color is #7A7D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918E7A color

#918E7A rgb(145, 142, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918E7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 55.7% green and 47.8% blue (145, 142, 122).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#918E7A color codes

HEX	`#918E7A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 142, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 55.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.76, -2.48, 11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.76, 11.34, 102.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.863, 26.771, 22.266)`
Decimal	`9539194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918E7A, 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 #918E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #918E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918e7a; }
.text { color: #918e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 142 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918e7a, #89917a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #918E7A?: #918E7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918E7A?: The RGB value is 145, 142, 122: 145 red, 142 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918E7A?: The complementary color is #7A7D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.