What color is #918EAB?

#918EAB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918EAB?

The RGB value is 145, 142, 171: 145 red, 142 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918EAB?

The complementary color is #A8AB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918EAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918EAB color

#918EAB rgb(145, 142, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #918EAB is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 55.7% green and 67.1% blue (145, 142, 171).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#918EAB color codes

HEX	`#918EAB`
RGB	`rgb(145, 142, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 55.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, 7.15, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 16.45, 295.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.699, 28.306, 42.472)`
Decimal	`9539243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918EAB, 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 #918EAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918EAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #918EAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918eab; }
.text { color: #918eab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918eab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 142 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918eab, #9f8eab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #918EAB?: #918EAB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918EAB?: The RGB value is 145, 142, 171: 145 red, 142 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918EAB?: The complementary color is #A8AB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918EAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.