What color is #919280?

#919280 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 #919280?

The RGB value is 145, 146, 128: 145 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919280?

The complementary color is #818092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919280?

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.

#919280 color

#919280 rgb(145, 146, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919280 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 57.3% green and 50.2% blue (145, 146, 128).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#919280 color codes

HEX	`#919280`
RGB	`rgb(145, 146, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 57.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, -3.68, 9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 10.12, 111.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.852, 28.136, 24.487)`
Decimal	`9540224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919280, 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 #919280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919280 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 #919280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919280; }
.text { color: #919280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 146 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919280, #889280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #919280?: #919280 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 #919280?: The RGB value is 145, 146, 128: 145 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919280?: The complementary color is #818092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919280?: 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.