What color is #919293?

#919293 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919293?

The RGB value is 145, 146, 147: 145 red, 146 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919293?

The complementary color is #939291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919293 color

#919293 rgb(145, 146, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919293 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 57.3% green and 57.6% blue (145, 146, 147).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 1% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nickel (#929292), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#919293 color codes

HEX	`#919293`
RGB	`rgb(145, 146, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 57.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 1%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 1%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.5, -0.17, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.5, 0.68, 255.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.221, 28.684, 31.701)`
Decimal	`9540243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919293, 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 #919293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #919293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919293; }
.text { color: #919293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 146 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919293, #919193); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #919293?: #919293 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919293?: The RGB value is 145, 146, 147: 145 red, 146 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919293?: The complementary color is #939291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.