What color is #919199?

#919199 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919199?

The RGB value is 145, 145, 153: 145 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919199?

The complementary color is #999991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919199 color

#919199 rgb(145, 145, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919199 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 56.9% green and 60% blue (145, 145, 153).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#919199 color codes

HEX	`#919199`
RGB	`rgb(145, 145, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 56.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.4, 1.59, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.4, 4.51, 290.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.551, 28.57, 34.194)`
Decimal	`9539993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919199, 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 #919199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #919199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919199; }
.text { color: #919199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 145 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919199, #959199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #919199?: #919199 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919199?: The RGB value is 145, 145, 153: 145 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919199?: The complementary color is #999991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.