What color is #91948E?

#91948E is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91948E?

The RGB value is 145, 148, 142: 145 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91948E?

The complementary color is #918E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91948E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91948E color

#91948E rgb(145, 148, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91948E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58% green and 55.7% blue (145, 148, 142).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 3% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#91948E color codes

HEX	`#91948E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 148, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.92, -2.25, 2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.92, 3.58, 128.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.149, 29.153, 29.783)`
Decimal	`9540750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91948E, 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 #91948E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91948E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #91948E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91948e; }
.text { color: #91948e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91948e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 148 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91948e, #8e948e); }

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Questions

What color is #91948E?: #91948E is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91948E?: The RGB value is 145, 148, 142: 145 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91948E?: The complementary color is #918E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91948E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.