What color is #91916C?

#91916C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91916C?

The RGB value is 145, 145, 108: 145 red, 145 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91916C?

The complementary color is #6C6C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91916C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91916C color

#91916C rgb(145, 145, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #91916C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 56.9% green and 42.4% blue (145, 145, 108).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#91916C color codes

HEX	`#91916C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 145, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 56.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 26%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.3, -6.32, 19.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.3, 20.7, 107.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.509, 27.354, 18.173)`
Decimal	`9539948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91916C, 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 #91916C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91916C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #91916C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91916c; }
.text { color: #91916c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91916c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 145 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91916c, #7f916c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #91916C?: #91916C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91916C?: The RGB value is 145, 145, 108: 145 red, 145 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91916C?: The complementary color is #6C6C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91916C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.