What color is #919383?

#919383 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 #919383?

The RGB value is 145, 147, 131: 145 red, 147 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919383?

The complementary color is #858393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919383?

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.

#919383 color

#919383 rgb(145, 147, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919383 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 57.6% green and 51.4% blue (145, 147, 131).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#919383 color codes

HEX	`#919383`
RGB	`rgb(145, 147, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 57.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, -3.71, 8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 9.02, 114.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.207, 28.526, 25.594)`
Decimal	`9540483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919383, 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 #919383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919383 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 #919383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919383; }
.text { color: #919383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 147 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919383, #899383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #919383?: #919383 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 #919383?: The RGB value is 145, 147, 131: 145 red, 147 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919383?: The complementary color is #858393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919383?: 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.