What color is #91938E?

#91938E is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91938E?

The RGB value is 145, 147, 142: 145 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91938E?

The complementary color is #908E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91938E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91938E color

#91938E rgb(145, 147, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91938E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 57.6% green and 55.7% blue (145, 147, 142).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 2% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#91938E color codes

HEX	`#91938E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 147, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 57.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, -1.69, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 2.93, 125.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.992, 28.84, 29.731)`
Decimal	`9540494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91938E, 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 #91938E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91938E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #91938E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91938e; }
.text { color: #91938e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91938e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 147 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91938e, #8f938e); }

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Questions

What color is #91938E?: #91938E is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91938E?: The RGB value is 145, 147, 142: 145 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91938E?: The complementary color is #908E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91938E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.