What color is #91918C?

#91918C is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91918C?

The RGB value is 145, 145, 140: 145 red, 145 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91918C?

The complementary color is #8C8C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91918C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91918C color

#91918C rgb(145, 145, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91918C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 56.9% green and 54.9% blue (145, 145, 140).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#91918C color codes

HEX	`#91918C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 145, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 56.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.04, -0.96, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.04, 2.82, 109.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.535, 28.164, 28.844)`
Decimal	`9539980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91918C, 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 #91918C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91918C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #91918C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91918c; }
.text { color: #91918c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91918c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 145 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91918c, #8f918c); }

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Questions

What color is #91918C?: #91918C is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91918C?: The RGB value is 145, 145, 140: 145 red, 145 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91918C?: The complementary color is #8C8C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91918C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.