What color is #919093?

#919093 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919093?

The RGB value is 145, 144, 147: 145 red, 144 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919093?

The complementary color is #929390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919093 color

#919093 rgb(145, 144, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919093 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 56.5% green and 57.6% blue (145, 144, 147).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 1% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#919093 color codes

HEX	`#919093`
RGB	`rgb(145, 144, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 56.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 1%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 2%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, 0.95, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 1.74, 303.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.916, 28.073, 31.599)`
Decimal	`9539731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919093, 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 #919093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #919093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919093; }
.text { color: #919093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 144 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919093, #939093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #919093?: #919093 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919093?: The RGB value is 145, 144, 147: 145 red, 144 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919093?: The complementary color is #929390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.