What color is #91909D?

#91909D is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91909D?

The RGB value is 145, 144, 157: 145 red, 144 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91909D?

The complementary color is #9C9D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91909D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91909D color

#91909D rgb(145, 144, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91909D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 56.5% green and 61.6% blue (145, 144, 157).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#91909D color codes

HEX	`#91909D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 144, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 56.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.25, 2.98, -6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.25, 7.35, 293.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.735, 28.4, 35.912)`
Decimal	`9539741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91909D, 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 #91909D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91909D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #91909D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91909d; }
.text { color: #91909d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91909d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 144 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91909d, #98909d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #91909D?: #91909D is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91909D?: The RGB value is 145, 144, 157: 145 red, 144 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91909D?: The complementary color is #9C9D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91909D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.