What color is #918E83?

#918E83 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918E83?

The RGB value is 145, 142, 131: 145 red, 142 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918E83?

The complementary color is #838691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918E83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918E83 color

#918E83 rgb(145, 142, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #918E83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 55.7% green and 51.4% blue (145, 142, 131).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#918E83 color codes

HEX	`#918E83`
RGB	`rgb(145, 142, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 55.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, -0.93, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 6.32, 98.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.446, 27.005, 25.34)`
Decimal	`9539203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918E83, 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 #918E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #918E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918e83; }
.text { color: #918e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 142 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918e83, #8d9183); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #918E83?: #918E83 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918E83?: The RGB value is 145, 142, 131: 145 red, 142 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918E83?: The complementary color is #838691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918E83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.