What color is #919395?

#919395 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919395?

The RGB value is 145, 147, 149: 145 red, 147 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919395?

The complementary color is #959391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919395 color

#919395 rgb(145, 147, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919395 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 57.6% green and 58.4% blue (145, 147, 149).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#919395 color codes

HEX	`#919395`
RGB	`rgb(145, 147, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 57.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.83, -0.33, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.83, 1.35, 255.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.535, 29.057, 32.586)`
Decimal	`9540501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919395, 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 #919395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #919395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919395; }
.text { color: #919395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 147 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919395, #919195); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #919395?: #919395 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919395?: The RGB value is 145, 147, 149: 145 red, 147 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919395?: The complementary color is #959391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.