What color is #91917F?

#91917F is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91917F?

The RGB value is 145, 145, 127: 145 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91917F?

The complementary color is #7F7F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91917F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91917F color

#91917F rgb(145, 145, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91917F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 56.9% green and 49.8% blue (145, 145, 127).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#91917F color codes

HEX	`#91917F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 145, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 56.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, -3.3, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 10.12, 109.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.633, 27.803, 24.091)`
Decimal	`9539967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91917F, 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 #91917F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91917F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #91917F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91917f; }
.text { color: #91917f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91917f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 145 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91917f, #88917f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #91917F?: #91917F is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91917F?: The RGB value is 145, 145, 127: 145 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91917F?: The complementary color is #7F7F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91917F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.